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EMBRACE AMERICA BY DEFENDING THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS

N MY FIRST WEEKS AS A U.S. CITIZEN, I’VE EXPERIENCED the full richness and contradictions of what it means to be an American. I changed my last name to Freedom, and then made the most of that newfound freedom by continuing to advocate for the oppressed and speaking truth to power at every opportunity. Along the way, I made a point of expressing gratitude for the freedoms

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