Tag: kids
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Hard work, not ‘magic Cubans,’ led to Florida’s Hispanic literacy surge
In Arizona, the story involved kids immigrating from Mexico who were unable to read Spanish. In Minnesota, I’ve heard tales told in hushed voices about Hmong kids. In more than one southern state, … Read Full Article
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Venturing deep into the heart of Vietnam
Elder Sapan woman We encounter many Hmong and Dzao women, but few men. The women explain that most men work the fields every day from dawn to dusk. The old folk watch the kids. Everyone contributes to … Read Full Article
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Eau Claire library giving out 3,500 books this Christmas
program director for Friends of the Public Library. Yearous said baby and toddler books are what is needed the most and they can be in English, Spanish or Hmong so all parents can read with their kids … Read Full Article
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Kids who snack may have better-quality diets
Diet scores with and without snacks were similar for African-American children, at about 49, the study found. Average diet scores rose from 59.1 with meals only to 61.1 including snacks for Hispanic … Read Full Article
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Give a Kid in Need the Gift of Reading for the Holidays
Among the needs are board books for babies, easy picture books for kids 2 to 5, fiction and nonfiction books for ages 6 to 18, audiobooks for kids of all ages, and books in Spanish and Hmong. New, … Read Full Article
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Alaska students raise the ukulele to orchestral proportions
“Some of these kids come from households where they only speak Hmong, or only speak Hawaiian,” Schweizer said, “but they all know Justin Bieber.” The instrument is embedded in the Native Hawaiian or … Read Full Article
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‘The year the ukuleles took over’: Anchorage students’ interest in the tiny stringed instrument soars
“It’s the great equalizer,” he said. “Some of these kids come from households where they only speak Hmong, or only speak Hawaiian … but they all know Justin Bieber.” [How 10 high-end guitars on their … Read Full Article
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