Trip to Brighton Beach

Trip to Brighton Beach

On June 5th we took a trip to Brighton Beach which is located in Brooklyn, NY. It is a place where a lot of immigrants and refugees moved from the Soviet Union in the 20th century. Throughout Brighton Beach there are plenty of Russian and other Soviet country shops....
Trip to Paterson

Trip to Paterson

On June 7th, we took a trip to Paterson, NJ, to visit different Middle Eastern shops. We started the day off at Fattal’s, which was a bakery and grocery store serving mostly Middle Eastern cuisine. We tried different kinds of pita there, including plain pita...
Chicken Kiev Review

Chicken Kiev Review

On June 5th, we visited Brighton Beach in Brooklyn, NY, to learn about the refugees and immigrants from the Soviet Union that moved to that area. While there, we stopped for lunch at Tatiana’s Grill that was along the boardwalk. I ordered a caesar salad, the...
Immigrant Story by Katharine Shea

Immigrant Story by Katharine Shea

My longstanding nanny, Sonia, is an immigrant from Ecuador. Ecuador is located in South America, next to Colombia and Peru. I consider Sonia to be a second mother to me, as she has watched over me since I was six months old. Sonia left Ecuador for the United States in...
Knafeh Review

Knafeh Review

On June 7th we took a day trip to Paterson, NJ, where we got to visit different Middle Eastern shops, grocery stores, and restaurants. We visited a shop called Al Basha Sweets where we got to try knafeh. Knafeh is a popular Middle Eastern dessert made with cheese that...