Multicultural Literacy Themes Available February – April 2010

For a child, coming to the United States from another country can be exciting, heart wrenching and life changing.

“When I was waiting for our plane to the United States, I felt like a star exploding from excitement.  All my life I had waited for this moment.”

Penned by Colorado student authors, amazing true stories and songs have been written in English and in the authors’ native languages.  The young people originated in the countries of Mexico, Korea, Nepal, Russia, Ghana, China, and Bosnia. This dynamic multilingual production dramatizes inspiring tales of kids memories from their native countries, traveling to this country, and adapting to life in a new place.

“My dad and my mom did not have any money when we lived in Mexico. My father built a house with fabric and put a blanket on top as a roof. It was a very sad life for me.”

Audiences will cry for the hardships these young people have endured and laugh at their hilarious escapades.  Whether by air or on foot, these journeys are a cacophony of confusing emotions. But one thing is for sure, these modern day immigrants will always have one life, but two cultures.

“But then I decided not to be sad anymore and began a new life here, with new friends new country with almost everything new. Now, I will just wait for what life has prepared for me.”