Migrating Caribou
Where are the 3 places you can find Caribou?
North America, northern Asia and Europe
What is summer like in San Francisco to Wong Ming-Chung?
Summer is chilly to Wong Ming-Chung
What did Bill Gates create in 1975?
Microsoft
Where did Naomi attend high school?
In Jerusalem.
What happened when Lupe played soccer?
She scored a point against her own team.
What does barren ground mean?
Few or no plants/crops
How did the Chinese group together when they first arrived?
By the region they came from.
Why did Frida Kahlo start painting?
She started painting to pass time because she was stuck in a hospital bed for many months.
What kind of things did she write about as a child?
She wrote about animals, friends and family.
How does Lupe strengthen her wrists?
She does push-ups
What do you call a pregnant female caribou?
a cow
Why did many people live in tents?
No homes to live in because six fires had burned the city in the past year.
What did Muhammad Yunus win in 2006 and what was it for?
The Nobel Peace Prize for helping women in poor communities
What is her number one piece of advice to writers?
"Read, read, and then read some more."
Why did she feel sorry for her opponent?
No one cheered for her opponent.
How long does it take caribou to reach the northern Artic?
About 2 months
Where are the wooden mansions located?
Above Chinatown, on Stockton Street.
What was Mae Jemison chosen for in 1987?
To be an astronaut for NASA.
What are her influences in her writing?
Her multicultural perspectives from her experiences living in different places all over the world.
What did Lupe do to strengthen her hands?
She squeezed erasers.
How far do they travel in total?
About 1000 kilometers (600 miles)
What two things worried Wong Ming-Chung?
How is the Grameen Bank different from other banks?
The Grameen Bank gives out loans to poor women without collateral.
What is a mosaic?
A mosaic is art made from many pieces of different colors and/or objects to create a larger image.
She is hard-working and very determined.