When Bill Clinton Hadam's refugee family was approved for resettlement in the U.S., the boy's parents faced a "Sophie's Choice" dilemma: him or his sister. After escaping slaughter in Congo and Rwanda, the family waited in a Tanzanian camp for nearly a decade. Rape was common there, and Bill's teen sister Neema was a victim. Afterward, she ran away.
Mary Wiltenburg Wins Awards for her Reporting in Tanzania from ASJA and EWA
Published April 25, 2010
The American Society of Journalists and Authors recently announced the winners of its annual writing awards. Wiltenburg won first place in the Profiles category for "Lost in Migration."
She also received a special citation from the Education Writers Association, which recently announced its 2009 winners for education reporting for "Little Bill Clinton: A Day in the Life of a New American."
Both pieces are part of a year-long multimedia project following Conglolese refugee Bill Clinton Hadam's family and the charter school he attends in Atlanta and were published in the Christian Science Monitor.
The sister and nephew of Tanzanian refugee Bill Clinton Hadam, whose family resettled in America, could soon be reunited pending DNA tests and government screenings and fees.
Refugee Bill Clinton Hadam finds a comfort zone in elite Olympic training. And his family now includes its first US citizens – newborn twins.
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