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122) Irish in America
Pub. Date
[2010], c1997
Language
English
Description
This A&E Special discusses how the customs and traditions of Irish immigrants to the United States shaped mainstream American culture.
Pub. Date
[2011], c1996
Language
English
Description
Wyoming's Johnson County War of 1892 was much more than a struggle between powerful cattle barons and disadvantaged homesteaders. It was a microcosm of the history of the American West. This is the story of a vicious battle between who got there first and who got there second.
124) I'm new here
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English
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Maria is from Guatemala, Jin is from Korea, and Fatima is from Somalia. All three are new to their American elementary school, and each has trouble speaking, writing, and sharing ideas in their new school. Through self-determination and with encouragement from their peers and teachers, the students learn to feel confident and comfortable in their new school without losing a sense of their home country, language, and identity
Three children from other...
125) Hanukkah hamster
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Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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After finding a hamster that has been left behind in his taxi, a lonely immigrant cab driver celebrates Hanukkah with the little creature, while waiting to learn if the owner will return.
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English
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Nolusindiso "Titie" Plaatjie knows that soccer can help kids "stay away from things that could destroy their lives" because that's just what it did for her. In A Game for Life, we are taken to the soccer fields in the poor neighborhood of Port Elizabeth, South Africa, where provincial soccer star, "Titie," works with an innovative soccer program to educate local youth about HIV/AIDS prevention.
131) The jungle
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English
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It is the dawn of the twentieth century. Two young Lithuanian immigrants, Jurgis and Ona, hold their wedding celebration in Packingtown, the heart of Chicago’s meat packing district. According to custom, departing guests should give money to help pay for the party and start the newlyweds off in life. But many guests walk out leaving nothing. Ona worries about the couple’s debts, but Jurgis calms her, saying, “I will work harder.” Strong...
Pub. Date
[2013], c1993
Language
English
Description
This program chronicles the lives of two families-a Native American family, which has recently moved from a reservation to the city; and a family from Laos, who recently immigrated to the same city. For a family coming from a Native American reservation, or for a family immigrating from another country, integrating one's culture, or even just retaining it, can be a trying and difficult process. Through their honesty and candor, the families explain...
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Baba enchants his six daughters with his stories, transporting them to his childhood in Iran as they play on the flowering vines of the Persian carpet in California. He tells the story of a determined young man who comes to the United States, the challenges of leaving his Persian family, and the unfolding of his new American life"--
137) Letters from Cuba
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Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Description
In 1938, eleven-year-old Esther joins her father in tropical, multicultural Cuba, where they toil together to rescue the rest of their Jewish family from persecution in Poland. Includes notes about the author's grandmother, on whom the story is based.
Pub. Date
[2010], c1996
Language
English
Description
On May 24, 1983, the Brooklyn Bridge was closed to traffic all day because New York City was holding a three million dollar birthday party to celebrate the centennial of its oldest, most famous bridge. Not even that display could match the triumph of May 24, 1883 when the bridge first opened, linking the then independent cities of Brooklyn and New York. By overcoming the geographical separation, the bridge led to the merger that created the greater...
Pub. Date
[2010], c2005
Language
English
Description
Brave men fought nature and the Great Depression and ventured into new engineering territory in order to create a safe passage that so many had tried and failed to construct. In 1909, excavation began on what would become one of the greatest success stories of our time. The evolution of the Cape Cod Canal into a major commerce and recreational route of the Intracoastal Waterway is a tale of determination, ingenuity, and the American spirit. The story...
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