Singer, Katie Mosaic (Boston, Mass.)

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This issue of Mosaic contains autobiographical accounts, essays, journal entries, photographs, poems, and letters by students at South Boston High School. Each section begins with a cartoon by Alix Young and the issue is divided into six parts. Part 1, titled 'Grandparents, secrets,' features stories about learning new things about one’s grandparents. Tania Mason talks about understanding her grandmother’s mental problems and her strange behavior. Melanie Cooper writes about how her cousin is not technically related to her, and how that doesn’t matter to her. Christina Anthopoulas tells a story about her grandfather being punished by Germans for not disclosing the location of escaped Jewish prisoners. Rosa Sosa writes about regretting not knowing more about her great grandfather’s past, and how her family never talked about his World War II experiences while he was alive. Part 2, titled 'Fire and water,' involves stories pertaining to these elements. Bridgette Brown writes about fire, and how it lacks its own smell. Tammy Lambright describes a fire in her apartment and the aftermath. Maria Cabral tells a story about learning to carry a heavy pail of water on her head from her aunt while living in Cape Verde. Rang Yuon writes about playing with matches with his cousin in Cambodia, and how that was the last time he ever played with him before coming to the United States. He also writes about being forced to work in Cambodia and the murder of his father along with the sympathy he felt towards other children...

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University of Massachusetts Boston, Joseph P. Healey Library

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