This girl is a second generation Tanzanian immigrant, living in Minnesota. She is an American girl but still has strong ties to her parents' homeland. - - Donna Poisl
By Zawadi Mbele
Having parents who don’t really understand your culture can be hard. I’ll have a conversation with my dad that goes like this: "Hey, Dad! Can I go to the mall today?"
"You go to the mall all the time and it’s such a waste of money. Back in my day, we didn’t have a mall to go wander around in. We chased grasshoppers instead and we were so happy!"
"Um, Dad. Pretty sure if there were a mall in the middle of the village, the kids would rather go there instead of chasing grasshoppers."
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Saturday, July 25, 2009
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