... generation," that is, Cubans who were born on the island and came to the United States as children or adolescents. . Ever since he stood on the deck of the City of Havana ferry as an eleven year old watching his native country disappear on the horizon, he has struggled with the perplexing dilemma of having two homes and, at the same time, none at all. In Earth to ... Papi, Firmat helps the reader to understand the circumstances and his equally passionate attachment to both places. Embarking on a successful career meant that Firmat must exile himself from ... his children with Cuban cul...

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... teachers. Help we need you! Hence is the cry of school districts all over the country. For the last two decades, a teacher shortage has loomed on the horizon. United States Secretary of Education, Richard Riley, speaking at a recent forum in Chicago called on the educational community to adhere to the three R's as it pertained to teachers for the new century "recruitment, retention and respect- ( ... Branch, 13). The teacher shortage is now in ... to existing teachers waiting longer to retire. Regardless of ideology, most policy makers, educators and citizens agree that many staffing c...

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