http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_865_Lost_Boys_of_Sudan.mp3 A Lost Boy of Sudan talks about how he's grown up in the U.S. Also: the gift of a guitar. Plone 2.0 http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_865_Lost_Boys_of_Sudan.mp3/logo.jpg http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_865_Lost_Boys_of_Sudan.mp3 <h4>A "Lost Boy" no More<br /></h4><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/36116b1339b1c35e411ac43cb33593b6" alt="CROP2" height="100" width="100" />Emmanuel Chan</p><p>Twenty years ago, thousands of children in southern Sudan were chased from their homes in the war. Many of those who survived became known as Lost Boys. Those boys are now young men, and they are moving into the next phase of their lives. Emmanuel Chan found refuge in the U.S. seven years ago and is now a research assistant at the University of North Carolina. Emmanuel says he initially he planned to return to the Sudan after finishing his education. However, as he tells Dick Gordon, after reuniting with his mother and marrying a girl he met in the refugee camp, those plans have changed.<br /></p><ul><li>Learn more about <a href="http://www.sustainfoundation.org/sustain/uganda.html">Emmanuel</a> and his work to help young people from Sudan<br /></li><li><a href="http://www.ssfus.org/index-1.html" target="_self">Read</a> about a group that helped Emmanuel <br /></li></ul><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a><br /><h4>The gift of a guitar<br /></h4><p>April Hughes wrote in to tell us her story about a gift that changed everything. April never felt accepted in high school. The one thing she loved was music. One day, her mom bought her a guitar. That purchase eventually led April to meet new people, develop new interests, and eventually pick up and move from the Midwest to L.A. April never gained fame and fortune. But she did gain a new perception of herself and her possibilities in life. <br /></p><p><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></p><br /> Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:00:00