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Marita Kabura (right) and Ciza Oleria (left) were gearing up in late June for their second 4th of July in the US. Refugees from a UN in camp in Tanzania, they were resettled a year ago in Clarkston, Ga. Since the 1990s, aid agencies, contracted by the federal government, have resettled thousands of refugees from more than 50 countries in this suburban Atlanta town. Mary Knox Merrill/Staff
Ali Abdoon of Ethiopia practices writing English words during class at the Clarkston Community Center. The center serves refugees from conflicts in such places around the world as Vietnam, Burma, Sudan, and Somalia, helping them learn English and computer skills, and encouraging them to socialize through recreational activities. Mary Knox Merrill/Staff
Somalian refugees, (from left to right) Fadumo Hamed, and her daughters, Hamsa Mohamed and Zahra Habib, shop at Thriftown grocery store, a popular destination for Clarkston refugees looking for familiar foreign foods. Mary Knox Merrill/Staff
Residents of the Kristopher Woods apartment complex socialize on a June evening. The complex is one of many in Clarkston built in the 1970's to house middle class workers while the Atlanta international airport was built. A decade later when residents moved to more distant suburbs, the town's cheap housing and good public transportation became a magnet for thousands of refugees being resettled in the state. A third of the city's 7,000 residents are foreign born. Mary Knox Merrill/Staff
Iraqi and Cuban refugees get a lesson in construction-related vocabulary from English teacher Olivia Kuhlman (far left). Classes are held at the offices of the International Rescue Committee, in Decatur, Ga. The agency helps refugees adjust to American life with services such as job readiness skills, computer literacy, and language classes. Mary Knox Merrill/Staff
Refugees from around the world wait in line to apply for jobs at Your DeKalb Farmers Market. The continuing influx of refugees into the US's troubled economy leaves many in dire financial circumstances. Mary Knox Merrill/Staff
Dawami Lenguyanga cleans bathrooms in the offices of the College of Law at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Ga. 'It's easy for me,' she says. 'I don't get tired. All my supervisors take good care of me.' Born in Rwanda, she lost a husband and son to genocide, and spent 33 years in refugee camps in Tanzania. Her family was resettled outside of Atlanta in 2006. Mary Knox Merrill/Staff
Versudin Beginovic (right) packs up items he tried to sell on the side of the road with his son Miguel (left) in Clarkston. A refugee from Bosnia, he came to the US in 2002 with his wife. Two children later, and after losing his job in June, he has resorted to selling items found on the street or bought in stores. 'Here is freedom. Better future here than in Bosnia,' he says. 'But right now, life is hard. Every day I go look for a job, but everyone tell me no job. The more I go to look, the more angry and tired I get.' Mary Knox Merrill/Staff
Iraqi refugees Sihan Al Sawadi (left) and her son, Abdullah Al Sawadi (right), at their home in Decatur. The family came to the US via Jordan after they were threatened for working with Americans in Baghdad. They left Iraq in 2005, moved to Jordan for four years, and then were resettled in Georgia three months ago. Mary Knox Merrill/Staff
During a Liberian church service at the Clarkston International Bible Church Oprah Nehsahn, Veronica Harmon, and Annette Dokie, (left to right), lead parishioners in song In response to the city's growing refugee and immigrant population, the Baptist church leases out space to Filipinos, Vietnamese, and Africans for their own services. Mary Knox Merrill/Staff
A mother comforts her child as other children play at the Indian Creek housing complex in Clarkston. Mary Knox Merrill/Staff
Ashiny Anita, a Burmese refugee, resettled in Clarkston in May. Standing on railroad tracks that run through town, he contemplates his mixed feelings about life in America: 'Sometimes we feel here it's worse than Burma. If you don't have money, no one can lend you money... In America, if you have a job, it's no problem, but if no job, then we worry.' Mary Knox Merrill/Staff
In Pictures: Derby Day devotees, Kenyan style
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/16
In Pictures: Dazzle like Beckham
In Pictures: Weather extremes 2013
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/15
In Pictures: Duchess Kate's royal baby bump
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/14
In Pictures: Keffiyeh is rebel chic
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