Refugee Blues: W.H. Auden

Refugee Blues: W.H. Auden

Refugee Blues is a poem written by W.H. Auden. The poem describes the difficulty of Jewish people who were forced to flee their homes during the holocaust it seems and the adversities that are faced vs the freedom others are allowed to have during this period. The...
Gloria Estefan

Gloria Estefan

Gloria Estefan is a Cuban-born singer who immigrated from Cuba to Miami when she was only two years old. Her father worked as a bodyguard for Cuban President Fulgencio Batista and her mother was a teacher. After working for Batista, her father worked for the...
Paterson, NJ

Paterson, NJ

We went to a middle eastern restaurant in Paterson, NJ which had a variety of meats and sauces to try. We had pita bread laid out for us to try with hummus and baba ganoush while also having 3 other sauces, one of them had a savory minty taste to them, while the other...
Tatiana Grill: Brighton Beach, NY

Tatiana Grill: Brighton Beach, NY

We went to Tatiana Grill in Brighton Beach, NY and I ordered the chicken kiev with mashed potatoes, oliv’e, and chicken noodle soup.  The chicken Kiev was PACKED with liquid butter inside, so much that it squirted everywhere when I tried cutting into it but it was...
Nyonya: Chinatown, NY

Nyonya: Chinatown, NY

While I’ve had a dish of sweet and sour chicken before, the platter from this specific restaurant was one of the best ones I’ve had.  The chicken had the correct ratio of just enough sauce and there wasn’t too much on my plate.  The added vegetables...