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Sudan
Not hot, not cold,
it rains every day
big water, lots of water
to grow corn, oranges, mangoes
--- too much mangoes
pineapples, too much,
bananas, too much,
potatoes: yellow, white, purple, red and orange,
peanuts, too much
grits: rice, bread called Aisk,
too much fish, too much cow and sheep and chickens,
lived in Yambco, Arizara inside the big city
Khartoum big river,
lived in a big house
all people were working
lights were in the house
running water
had my garden.
Grace
January 29, 2003
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Lan [left] |
Gia Lai
Many mountains
big winding river
all hills and mountains
grow corn, peanuts
big hats to keep the sun off.
Lan
February 4, 2003 |
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| Anh [Right] |
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Vietnam
I make tahoo to eat
I take it to market
for somebody to buy
city Saigon
big market.
I put my food in lots of markets
small markets and big markets.
I did this every day
sometimes a friend would take 300, 400 or 1000
to the farm
I made it all.
Ten people in my house
7 children, 2 uncles
and me.
My house had a big kitchen.
When I left, my uncle make less of tahoo,
he is old.
Anh
February 27, 2003 |
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Mymy |
Vietnam
Country
farmers
plant rice
little house, one room
big family, twelve people
farmer girl
hard work
catch fish with my brother
to sell
to buy food
for my family.
Mymy
February 6, 2003 |
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| Safia [Right] |
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Somalia
Big ocean, Indian Ocean
two rivers - - Shabele river and Jubba river
farms
fish
goat, camels, beef
spaghetti, rice, anjera
Muslim
corn, bananas, pineapples
mango, papaya, oranges
salad, carrots, tomatoes.
Safia
January 29, 2003 |
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Halima [Image Not Available] |
Somalia
A lot of frankincense
traditional perfumes for homes
oils
big and beautiful ocean
Indian Ocean
wheat, corn, beans, charcoal
handmade materials so you can
make your own clothes
Somali folklore dance
beerey, niiko, or kabeebeey.
Halima
January 30, 2003 |
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Zina |
Kimsasha Congo
Big city
drove car
hot, lots of trees,
ate pork, oranges, bananas,
dumat (bread), rice,
live in house.
Zina
January 31, 2003 |
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| An [Left] |
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Cambodia
Battambang
two cows and people clear the land
rice fields, when it’s yellow
ready to cut
straw hats for hot sun, 100 degrees
shower three times a day
heat, hot
no games, people work
in the fields, no fun
city people in Phong Pehn have fun
many bicycles
beautiful green gardens
people with lots of money
nice clothes, a lot of dancing
not me.
An
January 30, 2003 |
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Nyarok |
Sudan
Bananas, potatoes, fish, beef, sheep,
very hot
weather is good
large river, the Nile
swim in the river
from a small city
outside of big city
Nuer tribe
Sister and brother in Sudan
Catholic.
Nyarok
February 27, 2003 |
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| Ubah |
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Mogadishu
Big city, Indian Ocean
never went to school there
helped mother cook and clean
sister liked to dance
I didn’t.
I liked to run and exercise
had camels and farm
outside the city
lived in apartment
warm
not too hot, not too cold
lots of trees
many, many flowers and greens
smelled pretty
people used to be nice there
now fighting
not good.
Ubah
February 4, 2003 |
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Yan |
Cambodia
Battambang
small town
I lived in small city
I lived in a small house
a lot of pineapples and papaya and coconut
and watermelon and bananas
a lot of people eat crickets
they put a bean inside
and fry it in oil.
Yan
February 4, 2003 |
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| Nguon |
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Cambodia
Hot, sunshine
rain
thunderstorms
make me scared
go in my house
hide under the blanket
big house
cows and buffalo
in the bottom of the house
build fires
burn wood all day long
make mosquitoes go away
play outside with friends and cousins
play in the sand
rice grows up
behind the house
three or four kinds of bananas
coconuts, mangoes
need water from palm trees
to make sugar.
Nguon |
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Be [Center] |
If I could
I would be
a child care provider
taking care of children
everywhere.
Be |
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| Yan |
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If I could
I would be
a singer
singing Cambodian songs
for people dancing
at a club.
Yan |
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Hibo |
If I could
I would be a police officer
fighting crime
in my neighborhood.
Hibo |
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| Tsega |
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If I could
I would be
an office worker
doing paperwork
and working with other people.
Tsega |
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| Minh [Left] |
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If I could
I would be a chef
cooking delicious food
for my customers.
Minh |
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Anh |
If I could
I would be
a secretary in the hospital
answering the telephone
and helping patients make
appointments.
Anh |
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| Alem |
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If I could
I would be
a bank teller
counting money
for the customers.
Alem |
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Ethiopia
Large rivers
one is the Nile
large mountains
that have crosses that are carved into them
on top of the mountains
big churches – Christian
the first Christian country in Africa
fruit, bananas, watermelon, grapes, papaya,
mangoes, corn,
anjera (bread) to scoop up food
sheep, eat lamb, chicken, goats,
bees and honey.
tigers, zebras, horses, elephants, lions,
grain, rice (white), pasta,
agriculture
Muslims in Ethiopia cover their heads,
Christians wear regular clothes.
I am from Ethiopia,
Mekle, Zana.
Tsega & Alem
January 30, 2003 |
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Bun Perez [Image Not Available] |
One time my husband chased me and ran and one man opened the door. I called the Baptist church and he came with the policed.
I don’t want to live with my husband anymore. I have to go to court. My daughter lives with me. But my son goes with his father. I didn’t see him after that for a long time.
Now he lives in Boston with his family and stepmother. I have re-married and live in Portland , but am separated. Last Saturday my daughter had a baby shower and I saw my son. He gave me a big hug.
Bun Perez
March 14, 2001 |
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TSEGA |
I like to clean. I like to make injera. I like to wash clothes. I have two boys and one girl. I am a mother. I teach my children Tigrigna songs. They wear cultural clothes. I have school two days a week. I stay home.
TSEGA |
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I am a mother. I have four sons. I like my sons to be busy. One son plays football. All of them go to the boys and girls club. My sons speak two languages, Cambodian and English.
NGUON
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UBAH |
I am a mother of one boy and one girl. I like to walk with my baby. My two sisters, my father, my brother, and many friends live in Portland . I am happy because my family is here.
UBAH |
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| SAFIA [Right] |
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I am a mother. I have three children. All are girls. Every day I stay home because I don’t have a job. Only Tuesday and Thursday I go to school. I clean my home. I cook rice, spaghetti, injera, and cake. I teach my children our religion and Somali culture. Sometimes I help my children do their homework for school.
SAFIA |
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NYROK [Left] |
I like to bake cake and cookies in the morning. I am a mother. I have four children. I have two boys and two girls.
NYROK
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Every day I stay home. I love my granddaughter. I teach her Vietnamese songs.
In the summer I like to garden with my husband. I grow onions, lettuce, cucumber, green beans, tomatoes, green and red peppers and basil. I love to grow many flowers. I start growing my flowers with seeds in the spring in my house.
LAN |
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ANH LE |
Every morning I exercise for twenty minutes. I clean my house and cook for my family. I like to care for my children. I like to stay home a lot. In the summer I like to take my children to the beach.
ANH LE
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| ZINA |
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I clean my house, do laundry and cook. I go late to my daughter’s school. I go shopping. My children speak Lingala and French at home. I sing at church. I make braids in my children’s hair. I would like to work in a salon.
ZINA |
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ANH |
I am a mother of one child. When I have time I like to draw pictures of my country. I miss my country, my family, and that’s why I like to draw the pictures. They remind me of Vietnam and my life in Vietnam . It is important for my daughter to learn about my country. My daughter is ten years old and she has been to Vietnam three times. She loves her cousins, aunts, and uncles. She was lonely when she left Vietnam for her other family members.
ANH |
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I am a member of the Church. I go two times on Sunday. I have four children. I have two boys and two girls. I like to go shopping. I write letters to my cousins in Africa. I teach my children to speak Arabic. They speak good English. I speak good Arabic. I learn English. I cook chicken and beef.
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AN [Left] |
I take care of my three kids. We speak Cambodian at home. Maybe when I get my green card I will take my kids to Cambodia . My daughter Phearom sings Cambodian songs.
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I take care of my children. I like to work and to go to school. I like to run on the beach in the summer. I like to cook. I cook spicy, ht foods, injera, soups, chicken, and potatoes and carrots. I like to do circle dancing from my country. I love my family.
ALEM
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MYMY |
I like my brother. He will come from Vietnam in two months. He will stay for six months.
I live by myself with two kids. The two kids go to school. I am happy they do very good at school.
I am looking for a job now. I want to work at barber Foods in the morning.
I take the kids to the mall. They play games. I buy some clothes for the kids to make the kids happy.
For myself I want a job. If I have a good income I want to buy a small house for the kids.
MYMY |
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