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StillIRise1963 | 1 years ago (raw) | export | reply | flag 
 If I had small children, I'd be very happy for them to meet migrant children at school and learn more about the world and another culture.
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d4c20437 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @3967703f 

Heck yeah! It absolutely makes you a better person.
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b508231d | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @3967703f My son is in the 9th grade. (In Germany) He regularly has classmates from various countries. A lot of them speak English in addition to their mother tongue, but not much German. Since he's bilingual from the beginning, (I'm American and Mom is German) he spends a lot of time translating. This has truly had an effect on how he sees other cultures.
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746a070f | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @3967703f we have a Plaza program at the library- it serves immigrants and refugees and it’s one of my favorite programs. We have English conversation table, lawyer assistance, and job/computer assistance … it’s really the best!
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e3fa8b11 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @3967703f My daughter was lucky enough to have all kinds of nationalities from all continents represented both in kindergarten and in school. Except Australia, I think.🤔 😁 I thought it was great and children have no fear of contact at all.
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abd29509 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @3967703f This but also for adults... other peoples are cool 😎
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89b4635f | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @3967703f one of the reasons I wanted to raise my son in NYC.
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d9947f5d | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @3967703f One of my closest childhood friends is an immigrant from South Korea. Now I'm living in her country of birth while she lives in mine, and it's so cool! ☺️