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How anti-immigrant sentiment affects hidden displacement survivors

My neighbor complained about refugees moving into our building and I didn't say anything because I was afraid she'd realize what I am.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Social hostility toward displaced people creates shame about one's own survival story and prevents community formation.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Grief for lost homeland — diaspora mourning?”

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