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Edafe Okporo

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Edafe Okporo
Murya
Rayuwa
Haihuwa Warri
Karatu
Harsuna Turanci
Sana'a
Sana'a marubuci

Edafe Okporo (an haife shi ranar 3 ga watan Maris, 1990) marubuci ne dan Najeriya-Amurka. Shi ne Babban Darakta na Refuge America, kungiyar da ke taimakawa wajen sake zama Masu neman mafaka na LGBTQ +.[1] An haife shi a Warri, Najeriya, Okporo ya fuskanci tashin hankali a kasarsa saboda jima'i kuma an sanya shi don yin maganin juyawa.[2] Okporo ya nemi mafaka a Amurka bayan wani taron jama'a ya kai masa hari saboda bayar da shawarwari don samun damar kiwon lafiya ga maza masu luwadi.[2]

Lokacin da Okporo ya isa Amurka, an tsare shi a cibiyar tsare mutane ta ICE a Elizabeth, New Jersey tsawon watanni biyar.Bayan an ba shi mafaka, Okporo ya zama mara gida, yana zaune a tashar Newark Penn kuma a wani matsuguni. Da zarar ya sami kwanciyar hankali, Okporo ya yi aiki a matsayin darekta na farko na Matsugunan 'Yan Gudun Hijira na RDJ, mafaka na farko na birnin New York don masu neman mafaka.Okporo ya rubuta wani littafi mai suna Asylum: A Memoir and Manifesto, yana ba da cikakken bayanin kwarewarsa ta neman mafaka a Amurka.[3][4][4][4][2][5]

Bayanan da aka ambata

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  1. "Refuge America". Refuge America.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Nigerian refugee creates N.Y.C. shelter for asylum-seekers". NBC News. July 26, 2020.
  3. "Manhattan Council race heats up with entrance of refugee turned migrant advocate". Gothamist. May 15, 2024.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Hughes, Jazmine (October 13, 2020). "New Prize Modeled on MacArthur 'Genius' Grants Hands Out $1 Million". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  5. Nwaubani, Adaobi Tricia (June 2, 2022). "Guilty Until Proven Innocent: A Gay Refugee's Confrontation With America". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.