Bol Aweng was forced from his home in Sudan when he was 6 years old, uprooted as a child to face gun violence at the hands of government soldiers, along with wild animals, starvation and disease. It was an odyssey that eventually led him to the United States, where he now uses his experiences and education to help others. Aweng, one of the “Lost Boys of Sudan,” recently … [Read more...]
Refugee artist to speak about experiences March 15
Courtesy of International Institute A local refugee will share his story of escape and survival Sunday, March 15, at Holy Family Parish from 7 to 8 p.m. Lost Boy, Bol Aweng, fled his country of Southern Sudan in 1987, at the tender age of 6, along with 35,000 other Lost Boys. While walking 1,500 miles to Ethiopia and then to Kenya, he survived attacks by government … [Read more...]
