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I read a short story called, “The Fictive Fragment of a Father and Son” by, David Mura and it was about a son trying to find the truth about his father’s past. Some of the story confused me a little bit; however, toward the end of the story, he, the son, was wondering why hisContinue reading “A Parent’s Past”

I read a short story by Jhumpa Lahiri called, “The Third and Final Continent” and I have to say, it was fascinating. He traveled all the way from India and lived in three different continents and survived without even knowing what to expect. His norms were different than the typical American way and he hadContinue reading “You Never Know How Far You Can Go”

I read three short poems: “Let America Be America Again” by, Langston Hughes, “Postcards to Columbus” by, Sherman Alexie and “Family Ties” by, Jimmy Santiago Baca. I came across a common theme in all three poems, where America was not the same as everyone’s history books claim. This brings me back to the connection ofContinue reading “What is America to you?”

I read “I Would Remember” by, Carlos Bulosan and I have to say it was shocking. He experienced multiple encounters with death and it actually brought me back to a memory that happened not so long ago. It was around July of 2019, my grandfather passed away on my father’s side of the family, thenContinue reading ““I Would Remember””

I have watched a TED talk on Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s powerful voice discussing about the dangers of a single story. She explains that a lot of people have a misunderstanding about someone from a different country or even a person you heard about because you only listen to one side or perspective of “their” story.Continue reading ““The Dangers of the Single Story””

Creativity Inspires Others 🙂 Welcome! I have never had a blog before and this is my first post! Yay! Feel free to browse around because everyone is welcomed with open arms. #becreative #beyou

Hello beautiful people! My name is Candaice Weller and I am a student at Kean University studying English Education (K-12). I enjoy writing very much and I will be posting weekly about my ideas and opinions about what I am reading in my Ethnic American Literature class! Enjoy:)