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Feel Like You Belong: Jake Beniflah–The Stress of Acculturating

July 4, 20183-bottom, Citizen Journalism, Local FacesAlan Headbloom, Feel Like You Belong, Immigration, Jake Beniflah, SacrificeJoanne

 

By Alan Headbloom, Feel Like You Belong

 

“Would you do it all over again if you could choose?” an adult son asks his dying father. Jake Beniflah talks of immigration, personal sacrifice, and the stress of acculturating to a place far from home.

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