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Written by Kathleen McGrory - Miami Herald
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Monday, 09 February 2009 |
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Article Source: Miami Herald
Written by - Kathleen McGrory - February 9th, 2009
What started out as a place for immigrant parents in Little Havana to learn English has become a launching pad to a better life in a new country.
They call it la escuelita, the little school. The young mothers go there for lessons in English and parenting. They come from different countries: Mexico; Nicaragua; Guatemala; Argentina; Bolivia. But inside the All Aboard Family Literacy Center, they are one united community. ''For many of us, life in this country is very difficult,'' said Laura Muñoz, 37, a mother of four from Argentina. ``But the mothers in this program help each other. We've become a family.'The center, across the street from Riverside Elementary School in Little Havana, started out simply as a place for immigrant parents to learn English. It has become so much more.
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