{"id":2313,"date":"2018-07-16T15:46:04","date_gmt":"2018-07-16T15:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/?page_id=2313"},"modified":"2025-02-11T21:59:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T21:59:00","slug":"saving-his-family-faustin-kalombo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/refugees\/saving-his-family-faustin-kalombo\/","title":{"rendered":"Saving His Family: Faustin Kalombo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/youtu.be\/yYX8jIV1KDE&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<style>.vcex-heading.vcex_69f2651f3c03d{font-size:36px;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl vc_custom_1531757307180 vcex_69f2651f3c03d\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Saving His Family: Faustin Kalombo<\/span><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1531756135382{padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;]Originally from Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Faustin Kalombo moved to Bujumbura, Burundi in 1994.\u00a0\u00a0When ethnic violence engulfed the region, Kalombo fled to Massachusetts and applied for asylum. In this 2018 interview with Caroline Dragonetti, he describes his forced flight from the country in 2000 and his successful efforts to reunite with his wife and family in Boston.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69f2651f3ccfa .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;font-weight:700;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1481657943653 vcex_69f2651f3ccfa\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/eras-of-migration\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\"><img width=\"500\" height=\"279\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Boston-Chart-e1467227524236.jpeg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/eras-of-migration\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\">Eras of migration<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>For a good introduction to\u00a0immigration in the city\u00a0and beyond, explore four different eras of migration history from 1820 to the present along with\u00a0an interactive timeline of key events.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69f2651f3d701 .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;font-weight:700;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1481657957707 vcex_69f2651f3d701\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\"><img width=\"1183\" height=\"784\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Ship-1923_05_01_000288-crop.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Ship-1923_05_01_000288-crop.jpg 1183w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Ship-1923_05_01_000288-crop-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Ship-1923_05_01_000288-crop-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Ship-1923_05_01_000288-crop-1024x679.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1183px) 100vw, 1183px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\">Ethnic groups<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>A perpetual immigrant gateway, Boston has been home to dozens of immigrant\u00a0groups over the years. 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