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The way her eyes light up when she talks about the food she devoured-olives with warm bread, rice and chicken and rolled grape leaves-you know she can still taste those special days. When someone asked me why he did not get a visa even though he was promised one by the government in exchange for tra...
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Published in: | America (New York, N.Y. : 1909) Vol. 213; no. 5; p. 28 |
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Format: | Magazine Article |
Language: | English |
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New York
America Press, Inc
31-08-2015
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Summary: | The way her eyes light up when she talks about the food she devoured-olives with warm bread, rice and chicken and rolled grape leaves-you know she can still taste those special days. When someone asked me why he did not get a visa even though he was promised one by the government in exchange for translating and risking his life; when I heard of a student's house being demolished by a bomb; and when a student messaged me that he could not come to class because his best friend was just killed back home and he needs to grieve. |
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Bibliography: | content type line 24 ObjectType-Commentary-1 SourceType-Magazines-1 |
ISSN: | 0002-7049 1943-3697 |