by asanyal2024 | Jun 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
Before this course, I knew of no refugees personally, but my entire life I have been surrounded by immigrants. Both of my parents immigrated to the United States in order to further their educations. My mom came when she was 18, and my dad when he was 21. While...
by asanyal2024 | Jun 9, 2023 | Food Reviews (2023), Uncategorized
This was an example of the fresh produce that was available to purchase in Paterson, New Jersey. Some of these goods were specific to the surrounding areas and cultures, whereas others were staples in any household.
by asanyal2024 | Jun 9, 2023 | Food Reviews (2023), Uncategorized
When we were in Brighton Beach in Brooklyn, NY, we visited Tatiana’s Restaurant for lunch. The lunch special, which we all had, was four courses. In the soup course, there were two options for borsht: Ukranian borsht and green borsht. I was unfamiliar with both...
by xstill2025 | Jun 9, 2023 | Stories (2023), Uncategorized
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...
by xstill2025 | Jun 9, 2023 | Stories (2023), Uncategorized
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...
by jluo2025 | Jun 8, 2023 | Featured, Stories, Stories (2023), Uncategorized
A country double the size of Germany, home to 135 ethnic groups, and going through the world’s longest civil war is a missing piece of the world. I have only heard of Myanmar once in my life, and it was merely glossed over as “a part of Southeast...
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