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Ode to the AVID Program
So, I have recently gotten a job that may be the most fun and most rewarding job that I have ever had. This, I think, has something to do with the fact that it is one of the most worthwhile … Continue reading
Posted in Organizations
Tagged AVID, ELL learners, ESL, first generation, immigrants, latino, minority, poor, socio-economic status
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Maybe God Wrote “Change”: Review of Last Night I Sang to the Monster by Benjamin Alire Saenz
So I have another wonderful book to share with you all. I am probably the last one to read Last Night I Sang to the Monster by Benjamin Alire Saenz–another Cinco Puntos Press book–but it was one of the most powerful books … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, alcoholism, Benjamin Alire Saenz, book review, boys, Cinco Puntos Press, depression, dissociation, emotional neglect, gay, GLBTQ, hospitalization, incest, Last Night I Sang to the Monster, latino, murder, neglect, PTSD, Speak, trauma, violence
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