Jamil Interviews the guys after the first week in the program

The Trip to Chinatown By Shawn

The trip to Chinatown

By Shawn Powell

This week we went to Chinatown. The trip was fascinating because the majority of us have never really seen what Chinatown looks like and the art of their culture. When we went to Chinatown we saw a wall with the history of the Chinese men when they first came to America for the ''gold rush''. The wall also indicated how the Americans tried to build the vine street express across Chinatown, but the Chinese people didn't allow them to .

During our trip to Chinatown we learned a lot about the Chinese history in Philly. And we saw how many stores are in Chinatown. After we walked around Chinatown we went to a Chinese resturant and ate some Chinese food with the chop sticks, which was a little hard for some of us. But, overall, our trip to Chinatown was very fun.

Dr. Ali-Dinar Visits By Sulon Moody

University of Penn Professor from Sudan, Dr. Ali-Dinar, came to visit us as a guest speaker. At first we didn't know what to expect because there was no specific agenda for this visit. When he first came in there was no waiting, he jumped right into the conversation. First, he asked us our name, grade, and things we did after school. Then Dr. Dinar started by telling us his Grandfather was the last king of Sudan. He also told us a story of how he came over to America and how he had to get his PhD. Since most of the students/employees said that they played in a basketball league, Dr. Dinar said to get good grades on top of getting good at basketball so you can get into a good school. Lastly, he had time to answer some questions from the class most of us just asked us how life was in Sudan, if he has a family, and hold on he was when he got to America.