Graduate student, Rwandan refugee shares story, Bowdoin reports
Bowdoin College reported on a recent talk by University of Maine graduate student Prosper Ishimwe. Ishimwe, a Rwandan refugee, talked as part of Helmrich House’s “Whoopie Pies with Mainers” speaker series. He shared his experiences growing up in Rwanda during the civil war and genocide, as well as life as a refugee in Maine, according to the article. Ishimwe has an undergraduate degree from the University of Rwanda and is pursuing a master’s degree in global policy at UMaine, the article states. “Fear is the only enemy,” he said. “People can come together, live together, when you overcome fear.”