The woman lived in a village in the eastern portion of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Like other African nations, the DRC has been wracked by tribal violence, with rebel Hutu militia committing unspeakable acts against rival Tutsis, including burying people alive and committing mass rapes.
One day in 2006, the Hutu raided the woman’s village. She chooses not to divulge the details, only that she tried to protect her family and was left for dead in the forest. But she was saved by United Nations workers and brought to America where she met another immigrant – Dana Bucin, an associate at Hartford’s Updike, Kelly & Spellacy.
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