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A launch party for this new book by two local authors! Planaria J. Price and Euphronia Awakuni discussed and signed Life in the USA, designed to help immigrants become more comfortable by gaining familiarity with the many the nuances of American culture.

Euphronia Awakuni has lived and worked in Japan and traveled extensively throughout Southeast Asia and Europe. She has a Masters in TESOL and has taught at Glendale College, USC and LACC. She received a John Woods scholarship to attend the Prague Summer Program with the University of Western Michigan in 2005. She has taught English and ESL in Los Angeles at Evans Community Adult School for the last nine years. She is currently working on a new novel.

Planaria Price has taught English as a Second Language to adults for 37 years in Los Angeles. She often lectures and is the author of five books on English and American culture: Competency in English, Open Sesame: Understanding American English and Culture Through Folktales and Stories; Eureka!: Discovering American English and Culture Through Proverbs, Fables, Myths, and Legends; Achieving Competency in English: A Life Skills Approach; Life in the USA: an Immigrants Guide to Understanding Americans. She is also the author of a pronunciation book: Realistically Speaking: a Practical Approach to the Basic Sounds and Rhythms of American English. She is currently working on a Holocaust memoir: A Witness Forever, the Barbara Reichmann story.

Songs Used: California Dreamin' by Mammas and the Pappas. Mammas and the Pappas is distributed by Warner Music Group Company. I am not using this for personal gain, this is a non-profit video intended for entertainment purposes only. Check out www.warnermusicgroup.com

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[Olvidadizoyo]

My dear pronounciation teacher, Planaria.

Cheers from Mexico.

[Heterofobico]

Congratulations From México...

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