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Today is World Refugee Day

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Martin Uchendu, Refugee Capacity Builder at Samaritas joins in to talk about his personal story of immigrating to the U.S.

Today is World Refugee Day, and we speak with with Martin Uchendu, Refugee Capacity Builder at Samaritas about his personal story of immigrating to the U.S. when he was six. He has worked with refugee youth and families at Samaritas for the past several years. We talk the positive economic and social impacts refugees have on our region and state.

Shelley Irwin is the host and producer for The Shelley Irwin Show, a news magazine talk-show format on the local NPR affiliate Monday through Friday. The show, broadcast at 9 a.m., features a wide variety of local and national news makers, plus special features.