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Culture Lessons (full version)
 
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Somali students face deadline  
This fall, students who were illiterate two years ago face a critical test - they must enter mainstream classes.
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Moslem women chart a careful course  
Being a teenager in America means questioning everything. At least that’s true for many teenagers. But if you are Muslim, female and an immigrant or refugee, life can be less about questioning, and more about learning to navigate.
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The puzzle of Hispanic students  
Unlike refugees, who are sponsored by resettlement agencies, most Latinos are immigrants who arrived in Manchester on their own. Latino students at Central High School face a unique set of challenges.
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Moslem audio diary  
Sundis Mahmood is a Pakistani immigrant. She kept an audio diary, recording her own thoughts as well as speaking to her sister and some of her friends.
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Diversity: The Gap Between Theoryand Practice  
Finding your group and sticking with it is part of teenage life. But there is a hope, heard mostly from adults, that in the middle of this diversity, students would be willing to cross those dividing lines.
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Principal John Rist on his school  
Central's principal speaks on diversity, education and "Central Pride."
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Soccer is my weapon  
You don't have to speak English well or know pop music to shine on the soccer field. But a brilliant performance on the field doesn't guarantee success in school or life.
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