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The BBC Reports on Thousands of Karen Refugees in South Dakota

Posted on Dec 16 2014

More than 2,000 Karen refugees from Myanmar have settled in South Dakota. They are an ethnic and religious minority that have been persecuted in the country formerly known as Burma.

Their migration has transformed the small community of Huron; while some locals are struggling with the new arrivals, the town’s turkey factory has welcomed the new workforce with open arms.

You can read the article here.