,1,One day in the year 2000, in the midst of the Second Congo War, Honoria* fled her home in the Democratic Republic of Congo and never returned. After 16 years in a refugee camp in Uganda, she relocated to Philadelphia, where she became one of the roughly 80,000 refugees who entered the U.S. that year.
Honoria’s family was one of the dozens that Blair Sackett, a sociologist and postdoctoral fellow at the Watson Institute, followed as they navigated life in the U.S. Sackett, whose work focuses on the experience of refugees in the U.S. and abroad, wanted to understand why some refugees thrived in the U.S. while others faltered.
The result of Sackett’s research is a new book, co-authored with sociologist Annette Lareau, called “We Thought It Would Be Heaven: Refugees in an Unequal America.” On this episode, Dan Richards talks with Sackett about the book, and about the under-explored factors that play a surprisingly large role in the wellbeing and success of refugees in the U.S.
*All names of displaced persons in this episode, and in "We Thought It Would Be Heaven," are pseudonyms.
,1,This video shows the moment two climate activists hurled soup at the glass protecting the Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum in Paris.
The two activists can be heard shouting slogans advocating for a sustainable food system.
Then two women wore shirts with “FOOD RIPOSTE” written on them, as they stood in front of the famous painting.
“What’s the most important thing?” she shouts, “Art or the right to a healthy and sustainable food?”
Paris police said two people were arrested following the incident.
It comes amid months long protests by French farmers against several issues, including low wages.
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