Bill Clinton’s 7-year-old brother
A year into his new American life, refugee Igey Muzeleya reconsidered everything about who he was.
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Fleeing is Believing
Refugees moving to America hear wild, improbable rumors about this country before they get here. Some of which turn out to be true.
What it’s like to be a refugee in America
Global conflict and recession chip away at America’s ability to protect the huddled masses it has rescued. Some go homeless, some even return to war zones to make a living.
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Lost in Migration
Neema John survived genocide and rape, but can she beat the red tape to be reunited with her family in Atlanta?
Tackling the three Rs in a second or third language
By Mary Wiltenburg. This article originally appeared in The Christian Science Monitor, February 12, 2009 Stolen shopping carts collect behind Indian Creek Apartment Homes. In good weather, Nyo Nyo spends hours pushing her 2-year-old around the parking lot in one, her skirt flapping, his head high, like a prince surveying his realm. His mother is less at home in the country that took her family in four years ago, when they … Continue reading Tackling the three Rs in a second or third language
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