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From Refugee Camp to American Dream | Albany News
Sandra Uwiringiyimana, a refugee resettlement advocate at World Relief, shares her harrowing journey from war-torn Congo to America, where she now helps others rebuild their lives — despite the system’s often inadequate 90-day support. At just ten, she fled persecution as part of the Banyamulenge minority, surviving a refugee camp massacre that claimed her sister and cousin. Her family’s relocation to Rochester via UN programs was fraught with trauma and dehumanization. Now, as America nears its 250th birthday, she champions immigrants as the true heartbeat of the nation — insisting the…
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