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As a refugee, what does it mean to be free?

As a refugee, what does it mean to be free?

by ashleyhackett | Dec 12, 2018 | Culture Shock, Good Question

By Ashley Hackett, Medill, Immigrant Connect When Imran Mohammad left Myanmar to escape the persecution of Rohingyan people, he never thought he would land in America, a country where everything was so different. If it were up to him, he’d have been able to live a...
Over our first dinner, we touch the surface, probably hold back, and want more

Over our first dinner, we touch the surface, probably hold back, and want more

by ashleyhackett | Nov 23, 2018 | Family, Our Staff

By Ashley Hackett, Medill, Immigrant Connect It’s a summer night in suburban Minnesota, unmistakable for its sweltering humidity and cast of whining mosquitoes. Instrumental music plays softly in the background. I watch perspiration gather and slowly drip off my wine...

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