
Grade: 2 Age: 7
I am from Iraq. I remember my grandma. We had to leave because the arabic were trying to kill us. I think about my grandma. I want to be a doctor.

Grade: 2 Age: 8
I am from Kenya. My family left when I was little. People were fighting and killing each other. My family likes to live in America because people don’t do so much. I wear a joulbap to cover my head. A somalian lady gives my mom clothes. I like blue ones because that’s my favorite color. I want to be a doctor when I grow up.

Grade: 3 Age: 9
I was born in Thailand. I like to play with my sister. When I grow up, I want to be a popstar.

Grade: 3 Age: 9
I am from Nepal. I remember sleeping in my bed and many bugs bit me. I like Texas and I like to read in school, and I like Texas. I want to be a teacher when I grow up.

Grade: 3 Age: 8
I came from Iraq. The teachers hit me in school. There was a bomb and we came to America. I want to drive a car. I like America because I can drive my mom to the doctor and my dad to work.