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Syrian refugee learns English through New Castle program
Mayada Mansour, 27, from Syria, arrives in New Castle and, with tutor Martha Pryor at the public library, works to bridge language gaps. The pair focus on conversational English, while Mansour plans study in Boston and later return to New Castle to pursue optometry, expressing happiness with her new freedoms in the United States.
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Mayada Mansour
New Castle
Mayada
Martha Pryor
New Castle Public Library
Miss Mansour
Mansour
Homs
Marmarat
Damascus
Billingual
Abdul K. Mansour
Wallace Avenue
Virginia Durbin
Maynda
Pro
Gram
Pittsburgh
Syria
Boston
United States
America
Ellie Bogue