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In 2008, The Advocates for Human Rights interviewed three people who are making a difference in their communities and in the lives of others. What do all of these people have in common? They are immigrants.

Click the links below to read more about the lives, goals, hopes, and accomplishments of these individuals as well as how it feels to transition to another country.

David
Read the transcript from an interview with David, an immigrant from Togo who now works at with Refugees and Immigrants in his job at a local non-profit.

Jesus
Read the transcript from an interview with Jesus, an immigrant from Peru who is an active musician in Minnesota.

Loan
Read the transcript from an interview with Loan, an immigrant from Vietnam who has established herself as a successful immigration lawyer and is making a difference for many famlies in the Twin Cities.


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