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Utah Refugee Connection

From Refugee to Philanthropist: How One Teen Is Giving Back

October 27, 2021 by Kierstynn King

Ashis Dhakal refugee

Some of Ashis Dhakal’s earliest memories are of living in a refugee camp in Jhapa, Nepal, where he was born. As part of the Lhotshampas minority, his parents were forced to flee ethnic cleansing in Bhutan in 1999. Unable to obtain citizenship in Nepal, they settled at the camp for several years. “Our house was made from bamboo and hay. It was full of bedbugs,” Dhakal … [Read more...] about From Refugee to Philanthropist: How One Teen Is Giving Back

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