Speaking Worlds: Oral Histories from Jamaica Learning Center

Ed. Tiffany N. Aguilar. Contributors: Ever Perez, Jean Leon Pignard, Jhony Vital, Abdul Wahid, Edison Rocano, Pierre Alexis, et al.

ISBN 10: 1932948872 / ISBN 13: 9781932948875

Edité par New York: Student Press Initiative, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2010

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[HISTORY]. Ed. Tiffany N. Aguilar. Contributors: Ever Perez, Jean Leon Pignard, Jhony Vital, Abdul Wahid, Edison Rocano, Pierre Alexis, et al. "Speaking Worlds: Oral Histories from Jamaica Learning Center." New York: Student Press Initiative, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2010. First edition. English language. Softcover with pictorial wrappers. Collection of thirty-two oral histories of students from diverse, often immigrant, backgrounds, with black-and-white illustrations, including comics. 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches. 9 oz. 136 pp. Minor shelf-wear. Text clean. Fine to As New. ISBN: 9781932948875. "Students in New York City public schools speak more than one hundred different languages and, according to the 2000 US Census, over thirty-five percent of New York residents were born in foreign countries. 'Speaking Worlds' is a vibrant anthology that provides a window into the immigrant experience. Written by students in the GED-Plus program, the book addresses topics as diverse as their authors, from childhoods in distant climates and cultures, to the challenges and daily triumphs of forging new lives in this land of opportunity.".

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• Titre: Speaking Worlds: Oral Histories from Jamaica Learning Center
• Éditeur: New York: Student Press Initiative, Teachers College, Columbia University
• Date de parution: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1932948872
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781932948875
• Reliure: Softcover
• Édition: First Edition.
• État de l'article: Fine.
• Poids: 9 onces
• Catalogues du vendeur:
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Students in New York City public schools speak more than 100 different languages and, according to the 2000 US Census, over 35% of New York residents were born in foreign countries. ÒSpeaking WorldsÓ is a vibrant five-book set of anthologies that provides a window into the immigrant experience. Written by students at five schools in the GED-Plus program, the books address topics as diverse as their authors, from childhoods in distant climates and cultures to the challenges and daily triumphs of forging new lives in this land of opportunity.