Refugee Journeys: Immaculee and Jobert in their own words
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Uploaded by theirc on Oct 9, 2008
When Immaculee Harushimana left her homeland, her husband, and her two young sons to finish her studies in the U.S. she never imagined that she wouldn't be able to return to live out her dream of a better life for her family in Burundi. When a violent war broke out in 1993, shortly after she left, those dreams shattered and a new dream emerged: to be reunited with her family in safety. As her husband and their sons spent years hiding and moving from place to place in search of safety, across the world in New York City Immacullee did everything in her power to bring them to the United States. Twelve years later and with the help of the International Rescue Committee, her new dream came true -- but only partly. The day she called her husband to give him the good news, he was in a coma, and died shortly after. Immaculee and her older son Jobert, a high-school senior, talk about those long years apart and what it's like to be together at last.
Hear more refugee stories at www.theIRC.org/refugeejourneys
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great Interview~~~
tonton9090 11 months ago
This is SO beautiful. Her view of life is so loving no matter the circumstance. What a mother!! Also so gracious to allow her son to say anything and embrace it all without any guilt and so much compassion and warmth for her son.
kyraocity 2 years ago
what a great conversation.....
licorice71 3 years ago