The New Life of a Former Refugee
A day with Thang Khan Khup, a Sullivan High School junior who fled Myanmar with his family in 2010.
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Welcome to Refugee High
Sarah Quintenz is running late. She is due in the front office for a new student enrollment, but first she needs to find someone who speaks Arabic. Second period has just ended, so the teacher scans the crowded hallway outside her first-floor classroom. Finally, she spots a Syrian-born student down the corridor. She shouts to … Read more
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