Ugandan Street Kid to American Foster Dad
Our American Stories
iHeartPodcasts
4.6 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 2 September 2022
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of Our American Stories, in Kevin Samy's father's village in India, they actually had to call in a person from another village to teach their children to read. Their chalkboard was the dirt floor of the building they learned in. He'd eventually move to the United States and become an engineer. Kevin Samy shares his family's remarkable American dream story. Peter Mutabazi was born on the border of Uganda and Rwanda. He escaped an abusive father by running away to the capital of Uganda, Kampala, where he lived on the streets for 4 years and never slept more than 2 hours... until one day he met a stranger that would change his life forever. You can find more of Peter's story at https://nowiamknown.com/pages/book.
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00:00 - "In My Father's Village, Nobody Could Read...He Moved to America and Became an Engineer"
10:00 - Ugandan Street Kid to American Foster Dad
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