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How current events affect immigrant belonging

I moved here as a refugee fifteen years ago and built a good life but every time there is news about my home country people look at me differently and I feel like I have to prove I belong here all over again.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The precariousness of acceptance that shifts with political winds, leaving you perpetually defending your right to exist in peace.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Belonging for immigrants and refugees?”

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