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Category Archives: Refugees

Building Harmony / Immigrants / Kindness & Compassion / Refugees

The stranger becomes a friend

Posted on February 16, 2020 by roncooper • Leave a comment

People who look and speak differently than me have had a profound influence on my life. As an 18-year-old, I was a VISTA volunteer in Nebraska for one year. I worked closely with Latino migrant workers who picked the crops and struggled to make a living. I learned a good deal of Spanish and managed … Continue reading →

Immigrants / Kindness & Compassion / Refugees

Welcome to America: Signs say it all

Posted on January 1, 2020 by roncooper • Leave a comment

by Ron Cooper Refugees and immigrants moving to our communities may often feel like a duck out of water. They may be greeted, not with warm embraces and welcome, but instead with glares and ill-chosen words of intolerance and bigotry. Compassion demands that we respond to these newcomers with open arms. A simple way to … Continue reading →

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