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Asylum Seekers Find Hope in Coalition Co-Founded by Hunter Human Rights Professor Joe Chuman

January 8, 2019
Joe Chuman

Fourteen years ago, Hunter College professor Joe Chuman co-founded the Northern New Jersey Sanctuary Coalition for people in need of political asylum. Today, under the leadership of Chuman, the coalition helps hundreds of people each year pursue the American dream.

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