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“My identity is deeply intertwined with being a refugee because that's the first experience that I remember.”

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Refugees are threatening, not just to Americans, but also in many countries the world over. And it's partially because, unlike immigrants, refugees do not…

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The refugees are not only going to be a demand on the country's resources, but also the refugees raise the possibility that the countries…

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No one wants for their child to become a refugee. It's an awful experience.

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Growing up in the U.S., I was certainly deeply aware of the power of American media, specifically Hollywood and television, in terms of broadcasting…

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You have to wear a different face when you're interacting with the larger culture. And you can be more of yourself at home or…

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When I was growing up, I cared very little for the customs of my parents, the special things that we're supposed to do as…

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In the United States, the immigrant experience occupies a very central place in American mythology. And sometimes, that place wavers between acceptance and rejection.

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In the United States, we want to believe we will never become a country of refugees.

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Immigrants who voluntarily come to a country have already made a decision to assimilate to one degree or another. Probably not completely, but they've…

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Immigrants, as troubling as they are to some people, are an integral part of what the American Dream is supposed to be. They're understandable…

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People might like to think a war is done when a cease fire is signed, but for most people who lived through a war…

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40, 50 years ago, Americans - the majority of Americans did not want to accept these Vietnamese refugees who they saw as completely foreign.…

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