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From Africa To New York, The Perils and Rewards of Immigration

When you are swimming in the river ... you get to the middle ... and you cannot go back and you cannot go forward. That is how I see an immigrant. -- Ramatu Ahmed, African Community Organizer

By Amy Berryhill , Nadia Sussman
Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010
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Nadia Sussman/City Limits

Ramatu Ahmed immigrated to the US from Ghana 10 years ago.


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