Moore’s grandfather James is originally from Jamaica, where he meets his future wife Winell while a ministerial student at the age of 18. The couple immigrate to the United States so James can study theology at an American university. As a minister, he takes pride in serving his community in the Bronx. Although he and Winell originally plan to return to Jamaica to retire, they end up spending their retirement savings to pay for Moore’s first year at military school.
Rev. Dr. James Thomas Quotes in The Other Wes Moore
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When my grandparents moved to the United States, their first priority was to save enough money to buy this house on Paulding Avenue. To them a house meant much more than shelter; it was a stake in their new country. America allowed them to create a life they couldn't have dreamed of in their home countries of Jamaica and Cuba.
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Rev. Dr. James Thomas Quotes in The Other Wes Moore
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Chapter 2
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When my grandparents moved to the United States, their first priority was to save enough money to buy this house on Paulding Avenue. To them a house meant much more than shelter; it was a stake in their new country. America allowed them to create a life they couldn't have dreamed of in their home countries of Jamaica and Cuba.
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