Dhyan Lal

Island Boy (eBook, ePUB)

From the Little Village to the Big City

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Island boy is a heartwarming and tearjerking book about the journey of a thirteen year old boy form a little island in the south pacific to a city in . His life with a white American family in a city that did not allow non-whites. The book chronicles the hardships faced by the young boy in a strange place where people made fun of the way he spoke and his brown skin. For the first time in his life, he faced discrimination and humiliation. Everyday he cried and longed for his carefree life in the islands with his extended family. was not the land of freedom that he had heard about as a boy. It was a harsh and cruel country that made him cry. However, he persevered through the hardships, fought the racism, and eventually realized the American dream. He entered the teaching profession and climbed through the ranks to become the deputy superintendent of the California Department of Education. But the road to success was difficult because he did not fit into any of the major racial categories. He was the island boy.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: AuthorHouse
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Mai 2005
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781452029702
• Artikelnr.: 69341726

Autorenporträt

The author is currently a superintendent of a school district in . He has worked with handicapped students, youth at risk, and gangs. His work with youth gangs has brought him international accolades. His personal experiences with adversities while going to school in the steered him toward the teaching profession. He constantly reminds teachers and administrators about being caring and compassionate. It is with this in mind that he pursues his goal of assuring that children receive quality education in a nurturing environment. To maintain his link to his culture, he visits his homeland every year, spending time in a village on a remote island