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"I was born in Liberia. I came to the United States in 2004 because there was a war in my country.

I dream about finishing high school, graduating from college and playing on a professional soccer team. Now I live in Erie, Pennsylvania. It is a great city. It has lots of beaches, people are friendly and it's safe.

There are no bad people here like the other places. There is no war here like the other places."

Photograph by Depend Tamba; text by Ibrahim Konneh

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