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Life Among the Whispers

by Mathilde Fox-Smith, Illustrated by Anika Knudson

Published August 22, 2015

By Mathilde Fox-Smith Illustrated by Anika Knudson He had decided earlier that he wouldn’t do it tonight. This nagging annoyed...
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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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The Escape

by Viet Doan Nguyen, 11

Published May 1, 1985

By Viet Doan Nguyen, 11, East Point, Georgia I have been through an experience that I will never forget. When I...
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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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Life Among the Whispers

Story Published August 22, 2015 by Mathilde Fox-Smith, Illustrated by Anika Knudson

By Mathilde Fox-Smith Illustrated by Anika Knudson He had decided earlier that he wouldn’t do it tonight. This nagging annoyed him profoundly. Though now that he was already plastered agains...
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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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The Escape

Story Published May 1, 1985 by Viet Doan Nguyen, 11

By Viet Doan Nguyen, 11, East Point, Georgia I have been through an experience that I will never forget. When I was about six years old, my family and I escaped looking for freedom in Americ...
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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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