A very straightforward post today. I simply want to share an amazing audio interview on the New York Times daily podcast with Achut Deng, a refugee from South Sudan. She’s a 35-year-old single mother and now lives in South Dakota in the United States after surviving civil war and malaria in Africa.
Achut’s story is especially relevant as she is currently a worker at a meat-packing plant in the city of Sioux Falls. It’s one of many such factories hit hard by Covid-19 in America.
Achut’s testimony is deeply moving as she reveals many of the pressures of being a refugee in a foreign land, especially during a pandemic.
Above all, Achut’s humanity shines through and is an inspiration. For me it was a half hour very well spent.
You can listen to the podcast here. You can also read a transcript of the interview.
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Good stuff. Really telling story, must reflect so many people in the US. And elsewhere.
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