We partnered with Phi Kappa Phi, an honors fraternity at the University of Texas at Arlington, to promote reading among kids and adolescents in the Karen refugee community just before spring break. Student and faculty members of Phi Kappa Phi held a book drive on campus and encouraged donations of children's books. Then several members joined us one Saturday in March at the apartment complexes to distribute the books and read stories. We broke up into several groups, each with a student or faculty volunteer, a Karen leader, and a cultural broker. We had a great time and the books were very much appreciated by all of the families we spent time with that day. Below, some photos and a video from our day of reading.
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