Emmanuel Eletere and Ebenezer Murengezi
Recorded
June 10, 2021
Archived
June 10, 2021
50:05 minutes
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Id:
mby020771
Description
Emmanuel Eletere [no age given] and his mentor, Ebenezer Murengezi (34), reflect on their experience as refugees in Kenya and the United States.Subject Log / Time Code
EM shares that he and EE are refugees.
EM describes the first time he saw a big city in Kenya.
EM remembers the community in Kenya did not like the refugees. He shares that after school there were people who would wait to throw stones and say nasty things at them.
EM talks about disguising himself by learning new languages as a way to blend in.
EE remembers sleeping with his shoes on the night before he flew out to the United States because he was so excited and happy.
EM talks about arriving in New Jersey and telling people he is from Kenya instead of Rwanda.
EM talks about the community he has around him and shares that he has had an incredible experience. He remembers feeling at home the first week in the United States.
EE talks about landing in Pennsylvania. He talks about his experience in school. He shares that students in Kenya would bully him for being a refugee but no one treats him like that in the United States.
EM remembers the first time he met EE. They talk about how they have grown together.
EM talks about how he uses his personal experiences to support new refugees in the United States.
Participants
- Emmanuel Eletere
- Ebenezer Murengezi