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The Newcomers by Helen Thorpe

The Newcomers by Helen Thorpe

December 28, 2019 by Neil McKay

The Newcomers by Helen Thorpe

Thorpe’s reflective and very human account chronicles the year she spent with the Newcomers, a class of immigrant teens, revealing the abundant challenges of cultural assimilation and resettlement.

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WCLS Land Acknowledgement:
WCLS buildings are on the ancestral homeland of the Nooksack and Lummi people. They have been its stewards since time immemorial, respecting the land, river and ocean with the understanding that everything is connected, related and alive.  
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