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Focus On Business: Dana Lea on Kentucky Refugee Ministries

WEKU | By Bryan Bartlett

Published February 27, 2017 at 9:00 AM EST

With refugee immigration to the United States much in the news, Tom Martin talks with Dana Lea, community engagement coordinator for the Lexington Division of the Kentucky Refugee Ministries.

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Part two of Tom Martin's conversation with Dana Lea.

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