![]() ![]() ![]() In this new country where no one can pronounce Sangoel’s name correctly, the family must adjust to new customs and conveniences, such as a telephone and a TV. Upon arriving, Sangoel, as translator and the man in the family, takes the lead as the family learns to negotiate a fast-paced English-speaking, urban environment. ![]() Homeless in Sudan, Sangoel, his mother and sister are resettled in the United States. It is the name of your father and your ancestors before him.” For Sangoel, a first-born son, his name carries his family history and connects him to his heritage. When he leaves his natal country, the Wise One tells him, “You carry a Dinka name. Sangoel is an eight-year-old Sudanese refugee whose father has been killed in the war. Written by Karen Lynn Williams & Khadra Mohammed ![]()
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