Today Clarín’s Sociedad section ran my story on minors from Africa who are seeking refugee status in Argentina.

There’s been an increase in general of refugees here in Argentina.

But the case of minors has been problematic and different agencies have taken action this year to offer more assistance.

Here is the story.

Crece el número de chicos que llegan al pais y piden asilo como refugiados

(I’ll post the PDF later, which includes more information.)

One of many things this story taught me was just how globalized our world is.

In my reporting, I called one of the mosques here in BA. This “yanqui” talked with a man of Middle Eastern descent, in Spanish, about refugees from Africa in Argentina.

What impressed, and humbled, me the most in this story was talking with some of the refugees.

I met with one at a park near Once and we talked there, sitting on a curb in the shade on a very hot day.

As we walked back to the train station, we passed by some street kids. He stopped and shook their hands and said hello amigo with a smile. They knew him as a friend who shares food when he can. He then started telling me about the story of Job, how he relates to Job, the tests he endured and his faith.

I learned a great deal, not just from hearing his story and what’s he lived through, but seeing how he lives his daily life.

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