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Simon, Dik-Diks, and No Worries

by Jacob E. Gerszten

Published January 23, 2016

Whenever my parents plan a vacation for my younger sister and me, they never include Disney World or a Caribbean...
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The Fire of Diwali

by Asha Baudart-Gehlawat

Published November 21, 2015

A TRUE STORY Kamina grinned. Finally, it was Diwali! She had been longing for this day since she had come...
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Spirit of Love

by Sonia Carroll

Published November 19, 2015

Perhaps it’s because we never know what happens to us after dying that makes the topic of death so intriguing....
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The Crystal River

by Kara Peter, Illustrated by Alina Ponomarenko

Published August 17, 2015

Everything in the village was brown. The small, squat huts were brown. The narrow dirt road was brown. The marketplace...
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My Story

by Yuthilcar Sokban Age 12

Published November 1, 1985

I was born on October 31, 1972 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. I was very young when my country was in...
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My Country and the Way to America

by Huong Nguyen Age 11

Published May 1, 1985

By Huong Nguyen, 11, Hosford Middle School, Portland, Oregon Reprinted with permission from Light of the Island, © 1982 I live...
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Simon, Dik-Diks, and No Worries

Story Published January 23, 2016 by Jacob E. Gerszten

Whenever my parents plan a vacation for my younger sister and me, they never include Disney World or a Caribbean cruise on our itinerary. Instead, they define a vacation as a learning experience that ...
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The Fire of Diwali

Story Published November 21, 2015 by Asha Baudart-Gehlawat

A TRUE STORY Kamina grinned. Finally, it was Diwali! She had been longing for this day since she had come with her family to her grandparents’ house, and now she could hardly wait to start the celeb...
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Spirit of Love

Story Published November 19, 2015 by Sonia Carroll

Perhaps it’s because we never know what happens to us after dying that makes the topic of death so intriguing. I never thought much of death until I was five years old.
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The Crystal River

Story Published August 17, 2015 by Kara Peter, Illustrated by Alina Ponomarenko

Everything in the village was brown. The small, squat huts were brown. The narrow dirt road was brown. The marketplace was crowded and filthy and brown.
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My Story

Story Age 12 Published November 1, 1985 by Yuthilcar Sokban

I was born on October 31, 1972 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. I was very young when my country was in trouble in 1975. In 1975, the Khmer Rouge (the Communist leaders) came into town.
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My Country and the Way to America

Story Age 11 Published May 1, 1985 by Huong Nguyen

By Huong Nguyen, 11, Hosford Middle School, Portland, Oregon Reprinted with permission from Light of the Island, © 1982 I live in Vietnam. I go to school in Vietnam.
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