Human Connections.pdf

1. Perspective: The story is told from the perspective of Chinese migrants living in underground homes in Beijing, known as the "Beijing Rat Tribe".
2. Summary: The story highlights the struggles of Wei Kuan, a young office worker, who lives in an underground home due to unaffordability of apartments in Beijing. Despite facing discrimination, he hopes to improve his living situation.
3. Reporter's purpose: To inform people about the living situations in China and humanize the "rat people" by showing their dreams and struggles.
4. Themes: How we view and treat others due to differences, and how cultural beliefs and goals influence a person's actions.
5. Questions: If able to meet someone from the story, questions would focus on daily life in underground homes, cooking, hygiene, and discrimination faced by the Rat Tribe.

Story TWO: Life After Deportation

1. Perspective: The story is told from the perspective of people who have been deported from the United States to Mexico, specifically the Valdez family.
2. Summary: The story follows the Valdez family, who were deported from the US and now face hardships in Mexico, including violence, struggles in school, and feelings of desperation.
3. Reporter's purpose: To inform people about the effects of deportation on families and individuals after they return to their home country.
4. Themes: The danger of a single story, how we treat people of different cultures or ethnicities based on social biases, and how indigenous people or minorities are depicted in daily life.
5. Questions: If able to meet someone from the story, questions would focus on the experiences of the children in the deported family, their adjustment to a new culture and language, and the impact of deportation on their lives.