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-Alison

I brought up Hakeem Olajuwon during class; he was recruited out of Nigeria. He wasn’t heavily recruited, he was asked to visit and he ended up impressing the coaches at the University of Houston. He quickly became a great college player who played in the final four 3 times and lost the championship game twice. He was the first pick in the NBA by the Houston Rockets, a draft that included Michael Jordon. He went on to win 2 NBA Championships back to back.

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Another good NBA player from Africa is Luol Deng, born in the Sudan. His father was part of the Sudanese Parliament and was able to get his family to Egypt. There Luol Met Former NBA star Manute Bol (another Great NBA Hall of Famer from the Sudan), who taught him how to play basketball. He moved to New Jersey and received a basketball scholarship to Duke, where he played in the final four. He was the 7th overall pick by the Suns, and then traded immediately to the Bulls in 2004. He remains an important part of the Bulls team, which is currently in the playoffs. He is noted for doing a lot for the “Lost Boys” of Sudan.

[] Here is a list of some International Players in the NBA

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-Nico

Sudan recently: http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/Africa-Monitor/2011/0318/Relations-between-North-and-South-Sudan-deteriorating-amid-rebel-violence

Watching the “Lost Boys of Sudan” film in class really reminded me of my mother’s experience as a refugee. My maternal grandparents, my mother and her 8 siblings were all born and raised in Cambodia. Cambodia has a long history of war and violence. During the Vietnam war in the 1960s, Cambodia served as a transport route between North and South Vietnam. The Vietnamese established base camps in Cambodian territory which subjected the country to bombings by American military forces. Many Cambodians fled the country to refugee camps in Thailand or escaped to the United States, which was what my family, luckily, were able to do.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bPrax4y8xU

--Jennifer

I was part of a ESL program upon arriving to this country, I initially felt undermined, like if for some reason my inability to communicate would translate into some kind of mental disability for the native English speaking population. In my case, ESL offered an opportunity to break the communication barrier. However, there are people that oppose ESL programs and criticize its exclusion policy.

http://vimeo.com/6982817 http://www.utexas.edu/features/2009/03/16/language_bias/ http://www.publicschoolreview.com/articles/95

-- Juan