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Words in Transit - Refugee Children

New England Public Media | By Tema Kaiser Silk,
Dusty Christensen
Published December 29, 2016 at 5:25 PM EST
Beth Reynolds
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NEPR

Vira Douangmany Cage and Sovann-MalisLoeung came to the United States as children from south-east Asia-Vira from Laos and Sovann-Malis from Cambodia. Their traumatic journeys and early experiences in a new land continue to impact their lives today.
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Tema Silk is the editor for NEPM's award-winning commentaries, which she’s been involved with since 2010. She's also a contributing reporter.
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