Come hear first-hand accounts of the ordeals and life challenges of courageous, inspiring young adults who had to flee their homelands as refugees to the U.S., after which we’ll engage in a discussion about refugee rights. Mahjabin Khanzanda, who had been an interpreter for the U.S. army, barely made it out of Kabul on an emergency evacuation flight just before the Taliban took over Afghanistan. Noor Almusahwi first became a refugee in Syria when his family fled Iraq under threat from Saddam Hussein’s regime, before then becoming a refugee again after the brutal war in Syria ignited. They will be joined by Andrea Valverde, a highly experienced social worker with Refugee Foster Care. Hosted by: Humaira Ghilzai, social entrepreneur, writer, producer, educator, co-founder of the non-profit Afghan Friends Network.