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Creator of Humans Of New York: blog, video series, and two #1 NYT bestselling books. More of a party on Instagram: @humansofny

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    1. Brandon Stanton‏Verified account @humansofny 23 Oct 2018
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      (1/6) “I was only ten years old at the time so I don’t remember much. Nobody explains things to you when you’re a child. I was never told that I was different. Or that some people wanted to kill us. My mother basically raised me by herself, but it wasn’t an unhappy..."pic.twitter.com/hmWbTWjb1a

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    2. Brandon Stanton‏Verified account @humansofny 23 Oct 2018
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      (2/6) “We stayed in the house for two nights. On the third morning a neighbor warned us that the killing groups were coming our way, so we decided to leave without packing anything. We were fortunate because my grandmother lived right next to the airport. Her house..."pic.twitter.com/8dhE75pzsJ

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    3. Brandon Stanton‏Verified account @humansofny 23 Oct 2018
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      (3/6) “The plane took us to a refugee camp in Nairobi, Kenya. It would be our home for the next year. When I finally learned what was going on, I became one hundred percent convinced that my mother had been killed. Other refugees were telling me stories. Many of them..."pic.twitter.com/BI2dPNUTrV

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    4. Brandon Stanton‏Verified account @humansofny 23 Oct 2018
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      (4/6) “After a year we were chosen for resettlement in the United States. As soon as we arrived, I was separated from my grandmother. She was put in a nursing home, and two months later she passed away. It was the first time I’d cried since I left Rwanda. She was..."pic.twitter.com/38HhBVEGFI

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    5. Brandon Stanton‏Verified account @humansofny 23 Oct 2018
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      (5/6) “During high school I got a lot of counseling. I began to process what had happened to me. I remember in tenth grade we had an English teacher who used to tell us to look in the mirror every morning and say: ‘I’m good and I’m beautiful.’ But I would always add: ‘And..."pic.twitter.com/FXMbGWSjeZ

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      Brandon Stanton‏Verified account @humansofny 23 Oct 2018
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      (6/6)  “I was given the opportunity to visit Rwanda as part of my internship with the US Senate.  I was accompanying an important delegation.  But they must have thought I was crazy, because when we arrived in Rwanda, I began speaking to people in the streets.  I was convinced.."pic.twitter.com/X16vUst00n

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        2. Brandon Stanton‏Verified account @humansofny 23 Oct 2018
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          If you are wondering why Nyanja is back in Rwanda, it’s because she has founded an organization called Little Hills—which aims to improve health services for children in Rwanda.  Her ultimate goal is to build a children’s hospital.

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        3. Brandon Stanton‏Verified account @humansofny 23 Oct 2018
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          She’s created a small fundraiser, which I’ve kicked off with a $5,000 donation from the HONY Patreon.  If you’d like to empower Nyanja in the next phase of her life, and help improve healthcare for children in Rwanda, you may do so here:https://bit.ly/2PR1BXN 

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        1. Christine‏ @ChrisMutimuraW 24 Oct 2018
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          Ohhhh bless!! I know Nyanja but I didn't know this was her story!! What a beautiful ending to a gripping story!! May all her plans for her organisation come to fruition!! I wonder if the Rwanda series will also be included in a book collection?? I would definitely buy the book.

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        1. Cheryl Mason‏ @cheryl_bites 23 Oct 2018
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          "He told me that I had been killed." Wow.

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        1. Dode Ackey‏ @dodackey 23 Oct 2018
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          ...the refugees resettlement program is what brought me to this wonderful country in 1996. The great people in America are all part of the person I am today...America is already great.

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        1. 𝕁𝕒𝕪 𝕃𝕠𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕖  😎 🏝 🍻‏ @JLSooner95 23 Oct 2018
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          Amazing ending to such a hard story to read. The fact that her mother and sister lived is truly am miracle. Thank you for sharing.

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        1. Danie‏ @DanieBronx 23 Oct 2018
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          These stories have me like 😢😱😡🙂

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        1. Kwamboka Onkangi‏ @OnkangiR 23 Oct 2018
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          I have stopped fighting back the tears! Good Lord!

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        2. Gayelle‏ @Gayelle10 24 Oct 2018
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          Best story ever. A beautiful movie should come out of this.

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