The series tells the story of Burundian refugees who had to flee their country during the civil war only to live their lives in camps in neighboring Tanzania. Some of them were selected for resettlement in the United States, but their troubles were far from over.
With a grant from the Ford Foundation, I spent two weeks in Burundi and refugee camps in Tanzania interviewing the families of the Burundian refugees who resettled in Chattanooga in 2007.
The series, which won the French-American Foundation’s 2013 Immigration Journalism Award, is available below.
Even after 5 years, some Burundi refugees still adjusting in Chattanooga
Perla Trevizo 