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...been the quality of education. While Dulwich's College in Shanghai recruits its faculty independently of its London parent, the majority of its teachers are British. It also follows the English curriculum. "There's a real connection to Dulwich in London," says Tina Kanagaratnam, a Singaporean whose two U.S.-citizen children attend the Shanghai school. "It's not a question of just sticking the Dulwich name on a random school." When the school was faced with the double loss of its junior-school headmistress and senior-school headmaster last year, the London Dulwich shipped out an acting headmaster to replace...
...that people don?t know the truth?? says Junker, who grew up in a German enclave of Romania and served in the Waffen-SS during the war, then came to the U.S. in 1955, worked as a janitor and handyman in Chicago and became a citizen some five years later. ?I?d wake up in the middle of the night and it would hit me. Because for 60 years it was taught one way. I said a long time ago I would do something about it, but I was farming and never had the time. Now I have no fear...
Elena’s two brothers made it over the border and reunited with the family. A few months later, her mother gave birth to a girl—the first person in the family to become a U.S. citizen...
...options were limited: she could marry a citizen, specialize in highly sought-after professions like biochemistry or nursing, or, if she had the athletic skills of an Olympian, she could be granted naturalization for outstanding ability...
...pieces of advice. First, get plenty of sleep and exercise. Second, demonstrate unselfish love of your fellows by putting yourself in their shoes. This is very difficult to do well and easy to do badly, but it is the key to being a kind person and good citizen. Strive to listen well—often it is tempting to assume people are exaggerating how they feel to get what they want, especially when their desires are in conflict with yours. Fight only for things you really care about and compromise when you can.Third, trust others, even when it means risking...