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January 7, 2013 - 
NBC Nightly News
Refugees discover new ways to plant roots in America

SAN DIEGO -- It's daybreak at the City Heights Farmer's Market. Under a bright yellow tent, Luchia Lokonyen is arranging the fruits of her labor (kale, and several other greens), while greeting her customers.

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January 6, 2013 - 
The Wall Street Journal - World News
Refugee in the Kitchen

I've always thought that if you can turn cooking dinner into reality TV—shows such as "Top Chef" or "Samurai Saladmen" or "Pastry Psychos" or whatever they're called—you could pretty much do a reality TV show about anything or anybody.

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December 24, 2012 - 
NBC29
Holiday Wreaths by Refugees

Three refugees from Bhutan are participating in the farm worker training program through the Local Food Hub and the International Rescue Committee, or IRC.

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December 20, 2012 - 
KVOA.com
Refugee Family Separated for 13 Years Reunited in Tucson

TUCSON - Oppression in Ethiopia, imprisonment, years in a refugee camp, and a family torn apart. It all happened to one refugee, his one Christmas wish, to be reunited, with his wife and son.

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December 15, 2012 - 
My Fox Phoenix
Bus full of holiday gifts delivered to refugee families

A bright red double-decker bus delivered holiday gifts to refugee families on Saturday. With the help of London Bus Company, the International Rescue Committee assembled more than 30 volunteers to load and deliver gifts to refugees.

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December 14, 2012 - 
The Guardian
A Life in Exile: How it Feels to Be a Refugee

Targeted by death squads, raped by soldiers, tortured by the state: around the world, more than 40 million people have been forced out of their homes. Here are some of their stories.

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December 13, 2012 - 
AZFamily
Phoenix garden helps refugees set down roots

PHOENIX -- For generations it has been the promise of America ... the streets are paved with gold. At one of the busiest intersections in Phoenix, it is not gold but green that is holding out the promise of a better life.

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December 6, 2012 - 
New York Times
Gifts That Change Lives

For $52 you can buy your uncle something more meaningful than a necktie: send an Afghan girl to school for a year in his name, through the International Rescue Committee (rescue.org). 

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