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Hones, Donald F.; Pasayes, Mayra; Vang, Txerthoj – Multicultural Education, 2019
In this article, two co-authors share their immigrant stories of persecution and flight to the U.S. Txerthoj Vang is a refugee from Laos who supported the U.S. as part of the Hmong secret army during the Vietnam era. Mayra Pasayes is an immigrant from El Salvador who fled that country's civil war during the 1980s. Though they each faced a high…
Descriptors: Refugees, Immigrants, Citizenship, Personal Narratives
Hones, Donald F. – Multicultural Education, 2007
Most of the students at Milpera State High School are in Australia because of wars, famine, or economic devastation in their homelands. Many have suffered the additional loss of parents and other family members. Some have low (or nonexistent) literacy in their native languages, and many have had few opportunities for formal education. Such…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Literacy Education, Educational Quality, Refugees