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American Street Proposal
My proposal is about “American Street”, which I find an interesting because of Haitian culture that is shared in this book, the appealing storyline of a journey to find relatives, definitely caught my attention. I find this storyline better than my assumption that this was the story of a young artist, which could be a pretty awesome story. I'm sure that I will be satisfied with this book once I get the chance to read, and I can't wait to read about this Haitian immigrant and her story of settling in America.

With my dad’s side being Haitian, I want this story to help me connect with what kind of things my dad’s grandparents might’ve done and what it was like living in Haiti. Maybe, I can get the sense of Haitian culture I really want, like
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