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Although Ondaatje was born in Sri Lanka, he moved to England and then to Canada, where he studied and became a Canadian citizen...

Author: By Gautam S. Kumar, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Poet, Novelist Delivers Speech | 11/13/2009 | See Source »

...after the reunion. Samad and his feisty wife Alsana raise their twins, Magid and Millat, while Archie and Clara raise their daughter Irie. The children attempt to eke out their place in English society, not really belonging to the culture of their parents or the place where they were born: “Millat was neither one thing nor the other, this or that, Muslim or Christian, Englishman or Bengali; he lived for the in between, he lived up to his middle name, ‘Zulfikar,’ the clashing of two swords.” Like many...

Author: By Candace I. Munroe, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Towards a Post-National Novel | 11/13/2009 | See Source »

...announcement of his arrival on the main stage. Resolutely defiant about his hip-hop credentials, the track declares Wale’s unique affiliation with the DMV, Wale’s hometown area of D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. As if to prove that he was born ready to compete with hip-hop heavyweights like Jay-Z and Kanye West, Wale goes all out to make “Chillin” stand out. While establishing his hip-hop skills by rapping about the tried and true subjects of cars, cash, and clothes, Wale also samples from...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Wale | 11/13/2009 | See Source »

...Born Dec. 24, 1975 in Wilmington, Del. His mother is a retired teacher, while his father served as the DuPont company's chief financial officer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dan Pfeiffer: The Next White House Communications Boss | 11/13/2009 | See Source »

...Normawati explains, female migrant workers are raped and then dumped on the streets by their employers, who refuse to give them their passports after discovering that the women are pregnant. The women are then arrested by police and placed in jail. Sometimes they are deported before the child is born. Herlina claims that airport officials have called her to ask what to do with the babies who are left behind by mothers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rape and the Plight of the Female Migrant Worker | 11/12/2009 | See Source »

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