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Bessie Payne
Feb 11, 2025
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USAID Workers Celebrate Ceasar Chavez Day (Commons)

(GCV Note: The original version of this article referred to someone as “Afghan-Jordani.” It is now listed as Afghan/Jordanian.)

Some of my earliest memories are of providing hospitality to immigrant workers, primarily refugees fleeing cartel violence. My family’s story mirrors that of John Steinbeck’s “G…

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LIHTC veteran Property Manager working with primarily HUD-VASH/VA and Housing Choice Vouchers/Section 8.
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