Bearing Witness
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...
Saved in:
| Published in: | America (New York, N.Y. : 1909) Vol. 213; no. 5; p. 28 |
|---|---|
| Main Author: | |
| Format: | Magazine Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York
America Press, Inc
31-08-2015
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Get full text |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| 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. |
|---|---|
| Bibliography: | content type line 24 ObjectType-Commentary-1 SourceType-Magazines-1 |
| ISSN: | 0002-7049 1943-3697 |