{"product_id":"every-child-coming-to-america-9781948812375","title":"Every Child Coming to America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEvery Child Coming to America\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a testimony of how much English language skills are developed when culture is represented and reflected in the new-found educational experience of the young teen immigrant. As a result, the journey to America is portrayed vividly in their own words and according to how they experienced the journey to the new world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the acculturation process, students grow silent as they digest and internalize the experiences of the new-found culture. In \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEvery Child Coming to America\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, their voices come alive. These are their stories; told by ex-ESOL (ESL) students themselves who arrived with hopes, dreams, and much uncertainty, and graduated from high school with a clearer vision and purpose of the present and upcoming days ahead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories published in this book were submitted as scholarship essays in an application for a scholarship. The students who submitted the essay or a modification of it received a scholarship. In some cases, full-ride scholarships. As a complement for teachers and students, I included basic guide questions used to facilitate the writing process of a winning scholarship essay (coming to America experience).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir stories became treasures---described and narrated in their own terms which helped them cross the bridge to further academic, college and career and personal success.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manuel Hernandez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948812375\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 82\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.17d","brand":"Manuel Hernandez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43140597481653,"sku":"9781948812375","price":11.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_52870ec7-dd80-47a0-84e6-6ca1c3a34196.jpg?v=1695701987","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/every-child-coming-to-america-9781948812375","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}