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How to resist being reduced to inspiration for others' comfort

The community center wants me to share my refugee story at their fundraiser but I am not a poster child for their guilt relief and I do not know how to say no.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Immigrant and refugee narratives often get commodified for others' emotional satisfaction rather than meaningful change.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Refugee and immigration justice?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.