A young mother from Guatemala, victim of domestic violence, takes her kids on a perilous journey to the US where Mom applies for asylum.
Mom makes it here only during the coronavirus pandemic to be quarantined in a Minneapolis home where she again becomes physically assaulted at the hands of another man.
One local woman goes to astonishing lengths to help Mom, to save a life.
You're not only about to hear their touching story, but you're also about to hear how escaping domestic violence is like playing an escape room.
You're about to escape the room.
This is American Refugee.
Written, Engineered & Produced: Sam Graber
Music: Purple Funk Metropolis, Ryini Beats
Recorded: Minneapolis, MN
Original Release: September 2020
https://odaction.com/americanrefugee
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