For young newcomers, a stepping stone to life in America
Clip: 11/19/2015 | 8m 13s
School teaches both the ABCs and the basics of life to refugees.
Around the nation, cities that take in refugees face the challenge of how to educate young people who speak little or no English. The NewsHour’s April Brown visits Houston, now the most diverse city in the U.S., where Las Americas Newcomer School teaches both the ABCs and the basics of life in a new country.
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For young newcomers, a stepping stone to life in America
Clip: 11/19/2015 | 8m 13s
Around the nation, cities that take in refugees face the challenge of how to educate young people who speak little or no English. The NewsHour’s April Brown visits Houston, now the most diverse city in the U.S., where Las Americas Newcomer School teaches both the ABCs and the basics of life in a new country.
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