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"When families come to the U.S., they come seeking opportunity; most of the time they're isolated"

Alabama Public Radio | By Brittany Young
Published May 4, 2018 at 12:01 PM CDT
StoryCorps

Juan Torres and his wife are immigrants from Mexico and Venezuela, respectively, who now live in Mobile, Alabama. They sat down at StoryCorps and gave their son Juan Mario a chance to ask about what inspired them to start their nonprofit - “Belong” - to help immigrants in Mobile...

Edited by Anastasiya Titarenko
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Arts & Life Mobilestorycorpsalabama public radioMexicoThe Poarch Band of Creek IndiansJuan TorresMrs. TorresimmigrantsVenezuelanonprofit organizationBelongJuan Mario
Brittany Young
Brittany Young is Alabama Public Radio's Program Director and Content Manager. Brittany began her public radio journey in the spring of 2015 as a news intern for APR while in graduate school at The University of Alabama.
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