Page 9 - Finding Refuge: Real-Life Immigration Stories from Young People

and shared what they would like people to understand about
their experiences.
The students’ words and sentiments are their own. They
are a small sample size drawn from one community, not repre-
sentatives of all immigrants or all refugees in the United States.
But the experiences that brought them here—to Spokane,
Washington, to my classroom—reflect the ongoing realities
faced by refugees around the world.

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