Being ‘One of Them,’ Shared Immigrant Experiences
As an immigrant herself, Ivi Hiraldo has a special bond with her students
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A Hope in the Unseen
Ron Suskind’s A Hope in the Unseen explains how and why poverty is cyclical in this country. More importantly, the book shows (not tells) why it is so difficult, nearly impossible, for impoverished Americans to …
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The New Normal: An 11-year-old Ghanaian Immigrant’s Story from Jackie Kostek on Vimeo. [audio:http://school-stories.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Eman.mp3|titles=Eman] By Jackie Kostek There are an estimated 1.3 million people immigrating to the United States each …
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