Diana
Mr.Lai
El Curita
Desiree
Random
100
Where is she from?
Peru
100
What country was he from?
China
100
Where is he from?
Guatemala
100
What do her friends call her?
They call her a coconut: brown on the outside but black on the inside.
100
What room are we in?
213
200
What did she work as in Mississippi?
Cleaner on the night shift at a floating casino
200
What problem did his family violate?
The one-child policy
200
What did he work as in the United States of America?
House painter & repairing damage caused by hurricane Katrina
200
When she crossed the border, did she cross it legally or illegally?
Legally with a passport and six month visitors visa
200
What school does Karen, Tory and Kevin attend?
University of Redlands, Wesleyan, Marin Academy
300
Why did she get arrested?
Not having appropriate documentation
300
What did he work as?
Herding cattle and making bricks
300
Why is his nickname El Curita?
Because when he was young he helped out the church and became known as the little priest
300
How was her childhood?
She grew up to be tough and saved her brother in fights.
300
Describe what we did the last class
Read chapters from book, gallery walk
400
What did hurricane Katrina mean to her?
She did not know what a hurricane was, and she was working unknowingly of the danger.
400
Why did he decide to go to America?
He wanted to find a way to make more money, and America would be more free.
400
Why did he travel to the United States?
To take some burden off his parents and try to give them a better life.
400
How was her mom when she came to the United States?
She was always drunk.
400
How many years has Aim High been a program?
28 years
500
What happened to the casino after the hurricane?
The hurricane had washed it away
500
What would people do to get around the one-child policy?
Not register the birth of their first child and/or quickly having a second and registering them as twins
500
What happened in the desert when he was crossing the border?
There were three border patrol officers on motorcycles.
500
What happened when she flunked math?
She was sent to a christian camp where they prayed all the time.
500
Who is the author of Under Ground America?
Peter Orner
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