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Jul 2022
33m 47s

“I Was A Stranger and You Welcomed Me”

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Malcolm tells the story of how his parents and their friends sponsored three Vietnamese refugees, in the aftermath of the Vietnam War. And wonders: do we underestimate the value of ordinary acts of kindness?

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