Saturday, December 17, 2005

Immigrants adjust to first Christmas in U.S.

A good example of how a combination of multi-culturalism and assimilation works for these kids. DP

By Nardy Baeza Bickel
The Grand Rapids Press: WYOMING -- Until this year, 9-year-old Sedekie Jabateh didn't know about Santa Claus, had never seen snow and didn't own a pair of gloves.

On Friday, the boy was immersed in the season, dancing to the beat as he followed along to "Jingle Bells." The sing-along party at Taft Elementary School gave a first taste of Christmas to Sedekie, who grew up in the Ivory Coast and spent two years in a refugee camp before moving to Wyoming this summer.

Be sure to read the rest of this story! This is only a small part of it.

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