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	3. Group D--nsaindon26 By emilysue.barker 2 weeks ago \| Last Post: 6 days ago Forum Perspective Discussions
	In my book Out of Nowhere by Maria Padion Tom Boucher meets Somali kids on his soccer team that have struggled adapting to the U.S and face many discrimination and challenges. Most of the Somalians immigrated to Maine during the same time as 9/11 which had them treated unfairly. Tom starts to realise how unfairly they are being treated when he starts doing social work in a town with mostly immigrants. A quote showing they try to adapt and impress the people they know is when one of Tom's classmates said “Sometimes he surprised me and came up with a string of English that made you think he could speak the language. Other times he faded and I couldn’t tell if he was just not getting the words or avoiding a topic.” (Padian 96). Saeed would try to speak in English as much as he could to impress the American kids and some people started to realise his efforts even if they weren't always successful. 6 days ago By wblie... I think this is a good example of your character being seen from a different perspective 6 days ago By cleac... In my book The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz it follows the life of a overweight, nerdy kid who moved to New Jersey from the Dominican. throughout the book Oscar is seen as a outsider, and goes through many stuggles, including his love life, his family history, and making friends. Oscars efforts whether its finding love or making friends, its often met with failure. As Oscar moves on to college, he has many thoughts of ending his own life because he feels lonely and feels like he's been completely rejected in his social life and love life. His friend Yunior is really the only person who recognized his efforts, "Oscar tried. he really tried. But he was too much of a romantic, too much of a fool. he thought he could overcome everything, his geekiness, his families curse, the fact that he was a Dominican in America." (Diaz 318) this quote shows that his efforts were recognized by other people. And it even tells us some of the efforts he made. 7 days ago By cleac... view all posts
	3. Group I--ddarling26 By emilysue.barker 2 weeks ago \| Last Post: 6 days ago Forum Perspective Discussions
	In my book, The Only Road, by Alexandra Diaz, relates to the question, “How do the characters in your book connect through the struggles they face?”. This is because 12 year old Jaime and his 15 year old cousin left their Guatemalan village after a gang named the “Alphas” murdered his cousin and best friend all in one. They were caught in the face of death if they had stayed so they journeyed to the U.S to live with Jaime’s brother. Jaime connects in my book through the struggles he faces because of family. He has his cousin along with him on this journey, a brother to look forward to seeing after the journey, and a family back home in Guatemala to think about, knowing he had left to protect them. Jaime also thinks the better sides of situations and imagines how his life could actually be in a different reality, “Jaime imagined himself living in the rainforest, swinging through the trees like Tarzan, a pet jaguar as his watchdog, surviving off bananas and insects.” (Diaz 20). This quote shows that even though his life is full of struggles, he connects through those struggles he faces in other ways, and by thinking of the positive. 6 days ago By iwhit... In my book "Love In English" by Maria E Andrew, my characters do connect through the struggles they face. Ana my main character moves to America from Balkans. She meets friends at school but it's hard because she is struggling to use and learn English so fast. She meets a group of friends but most specifically a boy named Harrison and she has a complicated relationship with him. Ana grows through self discovery adapting to her new life. Ana and Harrison connect through a relationship and cultural differences take place. "How about a Greek movie? With English subtitles. You learn a little about my language tonight." (193 Andrew) Harrison is helping and flirting at the same time with Ana. I do believe characters can get through adversities and struggles and embrace it in the best way. 1 week ago By edubo... The TED talk “Don’t feel sorry for refugees—believe in them” by Luma Mufleh talks about how when some people think of immigrants, some people get disgusted while others just feel bad. Although feeling bad is better than feeling disgust, immigrants don’t want you to feel bad. They want to be treated equally. Instead of pitying immigrants, we should encourage them and give them our support, just as we should do for everyone else.“Don’t feel sorry for refugees—believe in them”. “I couldn’t explain to her why someone tried to rip off her mothers hijab when they were grocery shopping, or why a player on an opposing team called her a terrorist and told her to go back to where she came from.” (Mufleh 4) In my book, Private Label by Kelly Yang follows the story of the only two asian kids in the town, Lian and Serene. Although they are both Asian, they experience racism in different ways, despite Serne being popular and Lian being outcasted. Lian is bullied and ridiculed in person and at school by his peers, and his mother is super strict about him being successful within their culture, unlike she was. Serene's mother makes clothing, and although she is successful, they are often told their more “ethical” designs are controversial, and how nobody really cares for Asian fashion. “Mrs. Brooks looks skeptical. “You’re saying Stu copied off of you?” … She gives me a look like C’mon. “It’s American English.” The insinuation—that I can’t do well on American history—burns in my throat as Mrs. Brooks calls Stu over. . . . Is it that hard to believe that a Chinese person is capable of learning the history of this country?” (Yang 121 & 122) The book concludes by the two finding joy in each other and realizing it doesn’t matter what other people think and how beautiful friendships can grow from something that you’d never expect. The two are connected because Lian and Serene don’t want people to feel bad for them or like they are lesser. The kids just want to be treated as equal, as does Luma Mufleh in her Ted Talk. How do the characters in your book connect through the struggles they face? For participants: -Never use a peer’s real name, only use their username -Respond to the question based on your book, not your personal opinion -If the question doesn’t directly apply to something that appears in your book, be clear about what you’re seeing instead -Make sure to include a summary of your book so far -Include a quote with the proper citation to give context to your answer -Reply to one other participant in this group -Acknowledge your lead’s reply to your response with a comment that clarifies information, offer a question to them about their book, or simply give a thumbs up To exceed: Reply to three other people in this group, or two in this group and one in a group you weren’t assigned 2 weeks ago By emily...
	3. Group A--igraham26 By emilysue.barker 2 weeks ago \| Last Post: 6 days ago Forum Perspective Discussions
	In my book my character also deals with guilt, she deals with this because she thinks her brothers death is her fault because of her trusting someone she thought was trustful. 6 days ago By cmood... The Grief Keeper by Alexrandra Villastante follows Marisol and her younger sister Gabi trying to seek asylum in the United States from El salvador. Both the girls had to flee their country due to gang violence and the dangerous situation they had been in, after Marisol and Gabi’s brother were murder they flee to the US and their mother into hiding.During this Marisol is conducted into an experiment to stay in the united states and have a safe haven for both her and her sister. In my book Marisol doesn't necessarily get persecuted, but she does worry about the idea that she and her sister would be deported the moment this experiment goes wrong.” I cannot let anyone think I am lazy and not doing my job.”(Villasante 117). This comes from the fact that all she thinks about is her making a mistake and getting sent away. 6 days ago By cmood... Kimberly did end up being successful in the end, despite her odds and situation. She was successful because of her work ethic, and ability to persevere even with the odds against her and got herself and her mother out of their run down apartment in the projects, and got herself a degree from Yale, and became a doctor. 1 week ago By jmcka... view all posts
	3. Group C--lvalentin26 By jennifer.chick@rsu4.org 1 week ago \| Last Post: 6 days ago Forum Perspective Discussions
	In my book The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao beli (the mom of Oscar and Lola) left Santo Domingo to go live in New york because La inca (a distant relative that adopted her) wanted her to be safe. My book goes back to Oscar he was still an outcast and yunior (baiscally the main narrator of my story) offered to move in with him to impress Oscars sister. Yunior befriended Oscar. Oscar falls in love with a girl who becomes his gf but she cheated on him and he tried to kill himself but he lived and he started a writing project. My book moves on back to Lola, her grandma tells her that she has to move back with her mom and she quit her classes and everything and she even broke up with Max. She felt like utter crap and she wasn't herself. She fooled around with one of her classmates' dad who was after her which made the guy happy till she asked for a lot of money. She had gotten the money and stashed it. She soon found out that her ex Max had died which was heartbreaking for her since she hadn't seen him since the break up. My book moves on to talk about Oscars grandfather Abelard who was a wellr respected surgeon who ran a clinic with his wife who he had 2 daughters with. He was worried for his eldest daughter since the dictator Trujillo at the time was known for doing awful things to women. Abelard was then arrested for an alleged joke that was against Trujillo. Abelards wife at the time was pregnant with their third child Beli and after she gave birth she ended her own life and then her two oldest daughters died mystiriously which meant beli was given to disstant relitives who sold her into slavery. But then la inca found her and adopted her. My book goes back to oscar who was moving back home after graduating collage and he started working at his old highschool. During summer he travled to Santo Dominigo which was where he met a woman named Ybon and he feel in love with her even tho she had a boyfriend who was a cop, this made Ybons boyfriend jealous. Ybons boyfriend witnessed Oscar kissing Ybon and he sent his henchmen after Oscar to bring Oscar to a cane field and beat him. after that we find out that Yunior gets with Lola. Oscar survived this and returned to New Jersey but he couldnt get his mind off of Ybon so he returned to Santo Dominigo to see Ybon and she begged him to leave but he stayed and Ybons boyfriend found out and sent his henchmen again to kidnap and execute Oscar and Oscar didnt make it. Beli (Oscars mom) died after Oscars funaral and Lola broke up with Yunior and moved to Miami and had a kid with a different man but then she moved back to new jersey. What barriers does your character face inhibiting their ability to pursue a long term goal or hope they have? Does your character overcome this? If so, how? If not, what would help them overcome this? in my third part of my book Oscar had to make a huge decision on if he should go see the girl he feel in love with and possibly get beaten up again by the girls boyfriends henchmen, or stay in New Jersey everyone was trying to get him to stay but he decided to go back to Santo Dominigo to see her, which ended up in him getting beaten to death by the henchmen "once in the parking lot by the Riverside he tried again to kiss her and she turned away with her head, not her body. please don't he'll kill us" (320 Diaz).he somewhat overcame his goal since when he first visited her he kissed her which was his first kiss but in the end he didn't fully overcome it since he never got to kiss her again even tho he was trying his best to pursue her. 6 days ago By alsmi... It is very interesting that both of the characters in our books experience some of the some struggles. Both of the characters in our books face pressure from their familys to stick to their beliefs and not explore life. 6 days ago By lgree... In reading the same book, I disagree with how you said Mr. Choi (Uncle Bob) was encouraging. I could see how he could be seen as inspiring to her as a successful businessman, but his involvement in her success was very limited. Eventually It seemed as if Kim and Ma were trying to escape from them rather than celebrate their success together as a family. 1 week ago By lvale... view all posts
	2. Group D--klevesque26 By cstubbs10 3 weeks ago \| Last Post: 6 days ago Forum Perspective Discussions
	Where is Oscar originally from? 6 days ago By kleve... Are their any struggles that she deals with when meating new people? 2 weeks ago By kleve... same in my book he also knew how to speak English when moving to New Jersey. 2 weeks ago By cleac... view all posts
	3. Group G--kminich26 By cstubbs10 2 weeks ago \| Last Post: 1 week ago Forum Perspective Discussions
	In my book Out of nowhere. Tom goes through a lot his relationships with his family and friends are tested. He learns about the struggles refugees face, such as the separation from family members, and the emotional toll it takes on them. His experiences with Yusuf, and witnessing the impact of the tragedy, help him understand the significance of family unity for emotional stability. Yusuf, the Somali refugee, dont immediately reconnect with his family after the tragedy. The book shows the emotional toll of separation, and that Yusuf’s family is a big part of his health. At one point, he shows his feelings about his family’s separation: “I don’t even know if they’re still alive” (Padian, 208). This quote highlights the emotional devastation of being separated from family, and it shows the idea that family is crucial for peoples health. 1 week ago By jmaso... We have the same book so I definitely see where you got this from. Do you feel like Gogol he still appreciates his heritage even though he now lives in the U.S? 1 week ago By msvar... One quote that talks about reconnection is “He will watch his mother do what his father used to do toward the end of every party.” (Lahiri, 290). 1 week ago By msvar... view all posts
	Post Mortem #2 By jennifer.chick@rsu4.org 1 year ago \| Last Post: 1 week ago Forum Perspective Discussions
	The book Born a Crime by Trevor Noah is about a mixed boy in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng), South Africa. Where there were laws that were discriminatory. And a savage city where a few times they were even attacked by people. But its also about religion talking about how his mother was a devout christian woman who was to peservere. And then Trevor’s mom and dad meet again after a long separation and it becomes toxic towards the end as his father shoots his mother and admitting what he did sending himself away. Trevor’s mom survives and Trevor moves to the US and becomes a comedian. The ted talk which links well to this sort of theme its called. Don't feel sorry for refugees believe in them Luma Mufleh this quote shows hwo they correlate “Their story is not unique. Every refugee family I have worked with has had some version of this. I work with kids who have seen their mothers raped, their fathers' fingers sliced off. One kid saw a bullet put in his grandmother's head, because she refused to let the rebels take him to be a child soldier. Their journeys are haunting. But what I get to see every day is hope, resilience, determination, a love of life and appreciation for being able to rebuild their lives” this correlates because of the torture you see immigrants and refugees go through so much. This is from my book heres the quote “First, why would he ask me if i was busy? Lets start there. When your moms been shot,”(noah 273) 1 week ago By Jcrow... In the Ted Talk What's missing from the American immigrant narrative by Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez, Gutierrez’s parents were deported back to Mexico leaving Gutierrez alone at the age of fifteen responsible for her eight year old brother. She had to convince her parents to allow her to stay in the United States but she does credit this responsibility as the cause for her grit helping her achieve her accomplishments. The lack of guidance forced her to find it herself, “I did not know it back then, but during those eight years that I lived without my family, I had my oxygen mask on and I focused on survival.” (9:18 Gutierrez). In the Novel A Tyrant’s Daughter by J.C. Carleson the character Laila is held back because of the legacy of her family. The shift between her life and class led to difficulties throughout the novel. Laila did not reach success until she went off on her own away from her family's past legacy. "In my old life, the walls of our compound protected us from the outside world. Now they separate us from the inside one." (Carleson 47). To reach success most will have to stride away from their parents' influence to grow. But it is important to look for support and to remember their roots and culture. 10 months ago By mlync... In the ted talk, ‘What Marrying an Immigrant Taught Me About Cultural Bias’ by Kyle Quinn, Kyle talks about the struggles he has with his wife dealing with opinions of people in the U.S. “Welcome to my world.” This quote shows that sometimes people forget how much immigrants struggle in America. In my book, ‘Like no other,’ there is a girl named Devorah and a boy named Jaxon. Jaxon and Devorah meet in a very unexpected way and get feelings for each other. But Devorah is Jewish. Being Jewish means she can not be with Jaxon, her family will disapprove of this since it's against her religion. So she faces many challenges during this time with Jaxon. “You have to remember, Jax, this is a big deal for me”’… “‘I'm risking everything coming here.” (LaMarche 146) Children of immigrants should help their parents and support them by maybe helping them understand the way that some Americans act. Usually children have more experience because they grew up in the space, but their parents may not know as much. This relates to the ted talk because Kyle has to help his wife understand some of the things in america. This can also relate to my book because Devorah has to help Jaxon understand her religion. 11 months ago By daldr... view all posts
	3. Group B--jperry26 (Replacement D) By cstubbs10 2 weeks ago \| Last Post: 1 week ago Forum Perspective Discussions
	(QUOTE) "The headlights and taillights. Cars. Of either narcos or officials,racing next to the train. There is nothing in sight, not a building orlights of a town. Nothing but seemingly endless field. So, whoever itis, whatever they want, it can’t be good.The woman climbs down the ladder, and the guy keeps telling herto jump, now, jump now!" 1 week ago By sbail... At the end of The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri, Gogol accepts his identity after years of struggling with his heritage and American upbringing. After his fathers death, Ashoke, Gogol begins to explore the cultural roots he ignored. He packed his belongings before his mother’s trip to India. The novel closes with Gogol finally reading the stories, suggesting a quiet acceptance of his heritage as he reflects on the life he has led and the identity he took forever to embrace. Ashoke and Ashima struggle to adapt to American culture and become their own people while holding onto their Bengali traditions. Ashima in particular, finds it difficult to feel at home in the U.S. experiencing deep loneliness and longing for her family in India. She deals with cultural isolation, especially when she realizes that everyday things like grocery shopping or raising children, feel weird in a foreign land. Both her and his face cause stereotypes and cultural misunderstandings, as their accents and customs and way of life set them apart “For being a foreigner, Ashima is beginning to realize, is a sort of lifelong pregnancy—a perpetual wait, a constant burden, a continuous feeling out of sorts” (Lahiri 49). This quote shows the emotional weight of their immigrant experience. 1 week ago By emars... book time line. ('we are not from here' by:T.J.Sanchez.) piquenia=given birth. pulga+Chico get into trouble with the local gang and don,failicio has been murdered. Pequenia is proposed to by Rey=the baby daddy. Pulga gets beat up by Chico and Piquenia starts making preparations to flee. they all board the bus to Guatemala city. continuing on foot towards Mexico til their picked up. At some point they reach Mexico and board a smuggler van to bring them a ways before they board a train. Chico dies falling off the train. they reach an encampment/homeless house. they make plans to cross the rest of the desert with another group. they collapse in the desert but survive. they get picked up by border patrol and sent to immigrant encampment. piquenia and Pulga are separated. how difficult is it for an immigrant to become their own person? Are there times where they aren’t defined by their culture or other stereotypes? my book is formatted more like an adventure story. the idea of cultural struggles aren't explored until they finally cross the border. even then its more of a minor language barrier as they are housed with others who share their culture and language. the characters don't really have a defined culture other than the plain fact that they come from Guatemala. most of their actions and dialogue is towards the end of survival, and escape. 1 week ago By sbail...
	3. Group B--hboulanger26 By emilysue.barker 2 weeks ago \| Last Post: 1 week ago Forum Perspective Discussions
	(QUOTE) "the thing inside me, the thing I’ve been ignoring and denying andwishing gone, wants to kill me. It’s terrible and vengeful. I’vesurrounded it in a sac of resentment all these months and now it’sgoing to make me pay." "Pequeña, mi amor, you did it! And he’s beautiful. Look, look at him.Your son, she says. What will we call him? Look at him!Their voices are full, swelling, uncontainable.I listen to my own thoughts instead as they whisper, We will callhim nothing. He is not real." 1 week ago By sbail... this sort of social emotional conflict is similar to how the characters in my book, were forced to move on, after their friends death. they were made to forget about him, and move on with out him even tho he was still had a big impact in their lives. Pulga struggles with the loss the most. I find that moving on from an old name like that is similar, however it's more internal. it's like letting go of an innate part of yourself that used to make you who you are. 1 week ago By sbail... that last quote sounds a lot like what was going on in my book, back when they were living in their home. they had to deal with gang violence, that no one would do anything about because the government there was more concerned with the bigger drug cartels. 1 week ago By sbail... view all posts
	Post Mortem #1 By jennifer.chick@rsu4.org 1 month ago \| Last Post: 1 week ago Forum Perspective Discussions
	In the TED-Talk “Why a ‘Good Immigrant’ is a Bad Narrative” by Maeve Higgins, she tells us about her personal experience as an immigrant. I liked the quote “People should not be considered valuable just because they do something of value to us, like pick our fruit or perform our life-saving surgery or win our soccer game. People are valuable because they are people.” (Higgins). I agree with her and what she thinks about that subject. The Namesake is a Novel that talks about a girl named Ashima Ganguli who’s from Calcutta and her husband. They got married and moved to America. She gives birth to a son in and she and her husband Ashoke decided to name him Gogol after Ashokes favourite Author Nikolai Gogol. Ashoke was in a train crash which nearly took his life. During this train ride he was reading Nikolais' book. The novel goes on and the novel mostly follows Gogol's life while he grows up. Ashima and Ashoke have a daughter named Sonia. In the novel Gogol struggles a lot with his identity and wishes to fit in more as an American child. Ashoke gives Gogol the book written by Nikolai Gogol but doesn’t explain why he gave it to him. Gogol puts away the book and forgets about itLater when Gogol moves to Yale for college, he officially changes his name to Nikhil. Ashoke died from a heart attack and Ashima and Sonia lived in Boston and Nikhil created a life in New York. Nikhil comes back to his childhood home to celebrate a holiday and finds the book Ashoke had given him. Ashima spends her time in both Boston and Calcutta and Sonia stays in Boston with her husband Ben. The novel ends with Nikhil promising to read the book, given from his father. A quote I liked was “They would have felt lonely in this setting, remarking that they were the only Indians.” (Lahiri 155). Ashima is from Calcutta and she didn’t feel like she fit in in Boston. She didn’t feel like she fit the American standard. Something Americans could do is simply to be less rude to people who are different. Just because they’re not from here doesn’t mean they’re any different…at least, not in the ways that matter. This applies to the TED talk as well…it would relieve pressure on immigrants. I think people just have to realize that we are all humans and that some people have too much prejudices towards other people, especially if they are not from their country. 1 week ago By msvar... the Ted talk, "3 questions to ask yourself about U.S. citizenship," is about Jose Vargas who talks about Immigration and not having a licence himself. “What kind of citizenship are we applying for?” this shows the struggle of immigration .Out of Nowhere by Maria Padian is about a white boy experiencing his state becoming a secondary migration location for Somali refugees from war torn countries, and you see the situation through the white boys eyes as the somalis join his soccer team and school “You gotta wonder who the genius was that came up with the plan to put a bunch of Africans in Maine, the coldest,whitest state in America” page 8 Padian. This shows how immigrants can feel like they dont fit in. Something you can do to ease immigrants is treat them like everyone else and be kind. 1 week ago By cgamm... "The Need for Family Reunification - To Make Families Whole Again," Elizabeth Zion talks about how hard it is for families when they're separated, especially for those who have migrated. She says bringing families back together is important for their happiness and well-being. She believes that family reunification should be more important in immigration policies. She wants more compassionate ways to keep families together, saying that unity is very important for their emotional well-being. “We need governments to accelerate reunification applications, and we need them to address the bureaucratic and political barriers to reunification for families worldwide” - Elizabeth Zion. In "The Only Road," a young boy named Jamie in Guatemala, sees his cousin Miguel murdered by a violent gang called the Alphas, who want him and his cousin Ángela to join them. They realize that their village isn't safe anymore. they decide to flee to the U.S. to find safety with Jaime's older brother, trying to escape the Alphas. It’s hard to be here. We don’t belong, but we have no choice," chp 17 To help immigrants settle into American culture, it would be great for people in America to focus on keeping families together and making environments more welcoming and inclusive. Elizabeth Zion says that governments should speed up the family reunification process. So that families will feel better about the process. In "The Only Road," Jaime says how tough it is to feel out of place in America, saying, “It’s hard to be here. We don’t belong, but we have no choice.” This shows how immigrants feel like outsiders and not welcomed into America. To make things easier, Americans should show empathy towards immigrants because we have no idea the struggles they're going through. We should also make sure that they have access to cultural and language resources so that they feel more at home and welcomed. If Americans were to give this kind of support it would help immigrants feel better about their cultural struggles when moving to the us. 1 week ago By kmini... view all posts

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