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Ha's Refugee Experience

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Ha’s Refugee Experience “In 2013 there were 41.3 million refugees living in the United States”. War affects many aspects of our world, such as living spaces, food resources, and the economy. One way to fix the problem, living spaces, is to have refugees immigrate over to a safe country. Ha’s refugee experience is relatable to other refugee’s experiences because refugees flee because of war, they have a difficult time fitting in, and they share many of the same emotions.

Ha and other refugees flee because of war. “The number one reason is war”. Another reason people flee is natural disasters are destroying their homes. Ha left because of the Vietnamese War. The fighting was growing too close to Ha’s home. “I had to crawl through my hands
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