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| Rubilo Garcia |
Rubilo Garcia attended elementary school through sixth grade in the small Guatemalan village where he was raised, but the nearest secondary school was 40 miles away, and his family was unable to afford sending him there. That’s where the story begins.
At age 12 then, he began work in construction, serving as a helper in home-building for three years. At age 15, he started employment with the Chiquita Banana company and became a supervisor at age 18. In May 2000, at age 25, he came to the United States, knowing no English. Until he was 30, he worked three jobs—two full-time and one part-time—seven days a week to support himself and his family...
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| Danielle Corbucci |
Newlywed 30-year-old Danielle Corbucci came to the United States almost a year ago from Perugia, his birthplace, in the Umbria region of Italy. It was in his home country where he met his wife Brittany, while she was there attending a course. Fate brought them together when she came in to one of two coffee shops that he owned and ordered a cappuccino, which he prepared and served to her. They dated, fell in love, and the rest is history.
Since Daniele has been in the United States, it has been his goal to improve his English, and he has done just that in Adult Education's ESL 5th level advanced course, which he passed with flying colors. On June 2 he graduated from the ESL program with a certificate of completion and has ambitiously undertaken an Advanced Conversational English the past summer. Looking back, he said that his teachers have been amazing and ...
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Interviews by B. Kane
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International Fair, June 3, 2010, 10 a.m. to 12 noon
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INTERNATIONAL FAIR FACTS
June 3, 2010
It's our 26th annual event
- planned by the morning ESL students, with the assistance of the morning ESL teaching staff
- approximately 125 students in attendance today (all participating in one way or another)
- all students bring food typical of their countries
- some of the countries represented are China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Vietnam, Colombia, Brazil, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Poland, Spain, Iran, Japan and Mexico
- the ESL program offers 5 different levels of English classes both mornings and evenings in addition to GED prep classes for ESL students
Purpose of today’s event:
- to invite students to share the specialties of their own culture with their classmates and friends
- to encourage appreciation for our differences as well as our similarities
- to celebrate and affirm the beauty of the different cultures
- to enjoy the talents, flavors, sights, and sounds of other cultures
- to share a bit of the history and background that makes each culture unique
- to express pride in one’s background while also recognizing a deep appreciation for a new homeland
- to build bridges of communication and understanding
- to use English while expressing all these things to others
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ESL Graduation / Celebration, Jan. 21, 2010
85 downloadable large photos: ESL Grad, Jan. 21, 2010 |
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ESL Graduation / Celebration, Jan. 21, 2010
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International Fair 2007 |
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International Fair 2007 |
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| Sabine Zhou |
Sabine Zhou has been leading a busy life. Her adventure started in Wuhan, China, at the Huazhong University of Science and Technology, where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in French with an emphasis on scientific applications. After graduating, she took a position in Africa for five years, where she was involved in a training project for stock market financial analysts. Later, Sabine went to France and eventually earned her Master’s degree in French literature from the University of Saint-Denis in Paris. Following the completion of her education, she traveled back to China, where...
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Isabelle Dewitte |
Isabelle Dewitte attended college in Lyon, France, earning the equivalent of a B.A. in Business Administration and Computer Applications. She worked in Paris for 25 years in the field of computer management. Then things got lost in translation.
A move to the U.S. meant that the language barrier would prevent Isabelle from continuing work at the level she had been in her home country; she worked for Cartier, doing diamond management and inventory.
So she began the Adult School’s ESL program here several years ago and now...
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