The New Life of a Former Refugee

By John Hardberger and DS Shin

PUBLISHED: June 6, 2017 at 9:41 AM CDT | UPDATED: July 2, 2026 at 3:56 PM CDT

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A day with Thang Khan Khup, a Sullivan High School junior who fled Myanmar with his family in 2010.

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