My year in an ICE detention center | Grace James | TEDxUCincinnati

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This talk shares the powerful journey of an asylum seeker who found strength, purpose, and community while detained in the U.S. Through the lens of her gratitude journal and teaching experience, she reveals how storytelling, education, and attitude can transform even the darkest circumstances into hope. Routinely entering the U.S. after visiting relatives abroad, Grace James was arrested on July 29, 2016, by American immigration authorities and imprisoned for over a year while waiting for her asylum hearing in the country of her dreams. A native of the small Pacific Island Nation of Kiribati, Grace adopted the Christian faith during high school, and devoted herself to missionary work after two years of university study in Fiji. Faith and self-determination guided her through so many things, including an abusive marriage, which ultimately led her to seek asylum in the United States. Facing isolation, fear, and uncertainty in detainment, she discovered purpose through dedication to fel

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