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1) Julia Alvarez had to attend summer school every year from first through fifth grade to learn English because her mother wanted her children to learn the language of the United States, which had promised to help bring democracy to the Dominican Republic where they lived under a repressive dictatorship. 2) Julia struggled to learn English as her friends from the Dominican schools got to celebrate holidays honoring the dictator while she was stuck in a hot classroom learning about American history and cul
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