Archive for January, 2008

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“Behind the Mountains Are More Mountains”

That’s a quote from a historical fiction book I read called Behind the Mountains by Edwidge Danticat. It takes place in Haiti and is based on the author’s own story. Behind the Mountains is about a girl named Celiane Esperance who lives in Beau Jour, Haiti. Her father immigrated to Brooklyn, New York and Celiane, [...]

From the Ukraine to the United States: My Oral History Immigration Book

For Edinger House’s immigration project, I was supposed to interview someone I knew from another country. I interviewed my babysitter, who came from the Ukraine, which is in Europe. She came with her mom, dad, one set of grandparents and her 2 sisters for religious freedom. The process was very long! First I interviewed her [...]

My First Blog Post: With Help From c15mb1

I looked at a blog called c15mb1. c15mb1 wrote book reviews, a Cinderella story, before and after for there trip to Plimouth, Mass., forced immigration, poems, there 3rd grade buddies, and a play called Half A Sixpence. In January and February they wrote 2-5 times per month but March-June was only 1-3 times per [...]


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