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Words in Transit

Words in Transit is an oral history project featuring the stories of people who have made western New England their new home.

Words in Transit - Survival

New England Public Media | By Tema Kaiser Silk,

Dusty Christensen

Published January 15, 2017 at 5:33 PM EST

Words in Transit

Survival includes two stories from refugees from Burundi and the Congo that escaped violence in their homeland.

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Tema Kaiser Silk

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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Dusty Christensen

Dusty Christensen is an investigative reporter for NEPM.

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