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Neighbors in Action: Refugee Development Center

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Katie Cook
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WKAR
Erika Brown Binion is executive director of the Refugee Development Center in Lansing.

Michigan has long been a home to refugees from around the world.

In this week’s “Neighbors in Action,” we talk to an organization that helps refugees that land in the Lansing area adjust to life in America.

Executive director Erika Brown Binion explains the work of the Refugee Development Center.

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Credit Katie Cook / WKAR
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WKAR
Erika Brown Binion is the executive director of the Refugee Development Center in Lansing.

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