Dr. Yasir Hussain was born in the tribal lands of the Kurram Agency in the town of Alizai, grew up in Peshawar, and later relocated to Islamabad, Pakistan. With a love for literature, Hussain became a Fulbright scholar at the…
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Decolonized Mind
Tagged with: Albuquerque, Common Core, Education, ESL, Language, Literacy, Memory, New Mexico, Oral History, Pakistan, Phd, Research, Teaching, Transcript, University of New Mexico, UNM
Posted in Albuquerque
Posted in Albuquerque
Jardin de Los Niños
Audrey Hardman-Hartley was born in Las Cruces, New Mexico, raised in El Paso, Texas and Hilo, Hawaii, and returned to Las Cruces to attend New Mexico State University. Twenty six years after completing a master’s degree, and following a career…
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Posted in Las Cruces
Alabama Grove
Narrator Margaret Pool speaks about Pleasant Grove, Alabama school fairs and musicals during the Fall and Summer, family football and listening-in via transistor radio, and travel throughout the United States, including Knoxville, Tennessee seeking wild blueberry in the Great Smoky…
Tagged with: Alabama, Albuquerque, Education, Fall, Home Movies, Learning, Listening, Postcards, Reading, Smoky Mountains, Sports, Summer, Teaching, Tennessee, Transistor Radio, Travel, Wisconsin
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Posted in Albuquerque
Joy of Correspondence
Educator Marcia Bockemeier talks about the dangers, and joys, of travel and work to teach English in Afghanistan with JDA International and non-profit Christian organization Lifewater International. Marcia’s recent retirement from Central New Mexico Community College allows for more free…
Tagged with: Afghanistan, Albuquerque, Central New Mexico Community College, ESL, Learning, New Mexico, Teaching
Posted in Albuquerque
Posted in Albuquerque
ESL Word Finder
Speaking with Byung in a 2013 English Second Language session at Pueblo City County Library about directions, thesauruses, and the meaning of good living.
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