Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Genocide survivor, new citizen has message of hope

Immaculee Ilibagiza, fourth from right, center, join new immigrants in the pledge allegiance, during the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) naturalization ceremony on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 in New York. Ilibagiza, author of the best seller “Left to Tell, Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust,” addressed fellow immigrants with her story of hiding in a 3-by-4 foot bathroom with seven other women and girls before fleeing the 1994 Rwandan genocide, which claimed more than 500,000 lives. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) NEW YORK (AP) — A Rwandan genocide survivor who has just become a U.S. citizen has a message of hope for other new Americans.








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