Security in a New Homeland

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Security in a New Homeland

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Length: 00:06:58

John Yanga is a refugee from Sudan. He's trying to start a family farm in Maine, where he and his family of nine settled. Read the full description.

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We follow John as he attempts to build a family legacy, in a profession that is infamously demanding and financially tenuous.

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PROVIDING FOR A FAMILY CAN BE DIFFICULT FOR ANY PARENT. SO IMAGINE JUGGLING ALL THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF PARENTHOOD WHILE BUILDING A LIVLIHOOD FROM SCRATCH. JOHN YANGA IS TRYING TO DO JUST THAT- FOR A FAMILY OF NINE. JOHN IS A REFUGEE FROM SUDAN WHO IS TRYING TO START A FAMILY FARM IN MAINE. INDEPENDENT PRODUCER MEAGHAN LASALA FOLLOWS JOHN IN HIS ATTEMPT TO BUILD A FAMILY LEGACY IN A PROFESSION THAT IS INFAMOUSLY DEMANDING AND FINANCIALLY TENUOUS.