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" Kids like me : "
by Judith M. Blohm & Terri Lapinsky.
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BL
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960251
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b714621
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| Main Entry
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Blohm, Judith M.
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Kids like me : : voices of the immigrant experience /\ by Judith M. Blohm Terri Lapinsky.
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| Publication Statement
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Boston :: Intercultural Press,, 2006.
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xxi, 265 :: illustrations, maps ;; 22 cm
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193193021X
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: 9781931930215
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Includes bibliographical references.
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| Contents
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Part I: Their stories: -- Annie, 10 -- Moldova: Our round bread symbolizes togetherness -- Raoul, 18 -- India: Home was a secular country with many religions -- Eunji, 13 -- Korea: Our town was made 2550 years ago -- Kim, 14 -- The Netherlands: I don't look like Americans think the Dutch look -- Natalia, 14 -- Brazil: Brazil is not only about soccer -- Manuel, 16 -- Peru: I didn't know a word of English when I came here -- Hewan, 16 -- Ethiopia: I will probably get to marry whom I chose -- Jorge, 18 -- El Salvador: We cleaned our own classrooms and grounds -- Na'ama, 16 -- Israel: If we do well in school it's a reward for ourselves -- Naomi, 18 -- Jamaica: People in Jamaica are very welcoming -- Jennie, 16 -- China: Food is about unity of the family at the table -- Ramon, 18 -- Mexico: My father had all the authority in the house -- Noemi, 16 -- Mexico: I dream to become a migrant lawyer -- Adib, 13 -- Iraq: I started fasting when I was 10 years old -- Pushpa, 18 -- Nepal: Punishment was getting hit on the hand -- Liban, 15 -- Somalia: You are scared all the time -- Romina, 18 -- Ukraine: People weren't allowed to have businesses -- Inayet, 21 -- Afghanistan: I was born in a refugee camp -- Anne Rose, 18 -- Haiti/French Guyana: I am told I have no nationality -- Sanuse, 13 -- Sierra Leone: I won't go back unless there is peace -- Pang Houa, 21 -- Hmong: The Hmong have never had a country -- Tim, mid 20s -- Kosovo: With soldiers pointing guns at us, we walked -- Roya, 30s -- Iran: I didn't ride a camel to school -- Jina, mid 20s -- Hong Kong: My culture did not value individualism -- Jacque, late 20s -- Mexico: We had no clue about poverty -- Jeff, mid 20s -- Philippines: My brothers were my best friends. Part II: Activities and Resources: cultures and customs -- Immigration and citizenship -- Stereotypes, tolerance, and diversity -- Linking the classroom to the community.
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Immigrant children-- United States, Interviews.
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Immigrant children-- United States, Juvenile literature.
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Einwanderer
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Immigrant children.
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Kind
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United States.
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USA.
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| Dewey Classification
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305.23086/9120973
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JV6600.B56 2006
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MS 3600rvk
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Lapinsky, Terri.
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