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Announcements brought to you by Cultural Bridges of St. Joseph, a committee of Central Minnesota Community Empowerment Organization. We are dedicated to ease your transition into our community.
Cultural Bridges received a request for a young refugee to speak to sixth-graders at St. Joseph Catholic School. The objective was to create awareness, cultural sensitivity and knowledge about what it was and is like to be a refugee.
Ayan Danon spoke to the classed and answered a variety of questions.
The presentation topics included:
Where in Syria did Ayan live?
What was it like before the war?
What caused her to finally leave?
Was her home destroyed? Where did she go when she fled? How did her family get food, clothing and shelter on their journey?
How many countries did they journey through before arriving in the United States?
How was her family treated when they fled?
Was she ever in a refugee camp?
How old was she when she fled?
Did they lose any members of their family?
Where did she learn to speak English? What other languages does she speak?
What are you doing now living in St Joseph?
What are your plans for the future?
The class was able to observe Danon write her name and a greeting in Arabic.
She also spoke on the practices during Ramadan.
Danon was asked to return in the fall.
If you have any questions, please contact Juliana Howard at 715-791-8976 or Khadija Salah at 320-345-0593. Please share this message with other refugees and immigrants you know who live in St. Joseph.
