First Words
Alexandria, Va.
Twelve-year-old Emilio Aranzana doesn’t say much of anything during his first day of school in the United States. Mostly, he nods.
"This is Emilio," his new teacher, Tammy C. Johnson, tells the 6th grade class at Waynewood Elementary School here. "I’d like you to welcome him and help him out."
Emilio gives a slight nod to each child, as his classmates go around...
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