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November 2023 / Countries, Cultural Traditions, Food, Informative Writing, Mexico, Nonfiction, SPOTLIGHT 2023

Chihuahua – Smashing! Amazing!

by Liz NDoumi People believe that the Apache Indians (pictured here) come from the USA, but the reality is different. For thousands of centuries, Chihuahua was the heart of the… Read More

November 2023 / "I am thankful for ...", Community, Education and Learning, Family, Food, Immigration Stories, Philosopy, Poem, SPOTLIGHT 2023

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by Bagher Alizadeh I am thankful for my teacher She helps me learn I am thankful for work We all need to buy things I am thankful for family I… Read More

November 2023 / "I am from ...", Family, Food, Poem, SPOTLIGHT 2023

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by Frozan Haqtost I am from my great family I am from my mother’s stories I am from my hard-working father I am from my sister’s songs I am from… Read More

October 2023 / Cultural Traditions, Family, Food, Personal Narrative, SPOTLIGHT 2023

The Meaning of Home

by Havva Mohammad Zadeh There is something about the smell of halwa that makes me think of home. My mother lives in I ran. She cooks a delicious sweet halwa… Read More

October 2023 / Countries, Cultural Traditions, Food, Love and Relationships, Personal Narrative, SPOTLIGHT 2022, Taiwan

That’s the Reason Why We Chose the Day

by Blanche Ko Many of my friends often asked me, “Why did you choose to get married on February 22, 2020?” It started in the winter of 2019 in Taipei,… Read More

October 2023 / Community, Family, Food, Personal Narrative, SPOTLIGHT 2022

Home

by Adela Bana I live in Charlottesville, Virginia with my family. We are 6 in a family. I cook for my family and my family loves the meals that I… Read More

October 2023 / Countries, Cultural Traditions, Family, Food, Informative Writing, Mexico, Nonfiction, Personal Narrative, SPOTLIGHT 2022

I Am From Mexico

by Maribel Moreno Hernandez Me, for Dia de Muertos Mexico is a wonderful country full of beautiful, cultural and fascinating places to visit. I identify with all of the different… Read More

January 2023 / "I am from ...", Afghanistan, Community, Countries, Cultural Traditions, Family, Food, Personal Narrative, Poem, SPOTLIGHT 2023, War and Conflict

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by Atiqullah Bana I am from the foods qably pala and tika kabab I am from many good friends who help me during the hard days of my life,… Read More