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we do you live
we do you live I see if winner
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everyone on this stage has a journey
everyone on this stage has a journey story to tell yeah but we only have 13
story to tell yeah but we only have 13
story to tell yeah but we only have 13 minutes but I’m going to share my my
minutes but I’m going to share my my
minutes but I’m going to share my my began in a tiny country in East Africa
began in a tiny country in East Africa
began in a tiny country in East Africa called Burundi my family Fred this
called Burundi my family Fred this
called Burundi my family Fred this turned violent on land heading to a
turned violent on land heading to a
turned violent on land heading to a refugee camp in the middle of the jungle
refugee camp in the middle of the jungle
refugee camp in the middle of the jungle in Tanzania although we were safe within
in Tanzania although we were safe within
in Tanzania although we were safe within a camp the place had its own challenges
a camp the place had its own challenges
a camp the place had its own challenges the little food we had was awful there
the little food we had was awful there
the little food we had was awful there was never enough water for drinking or
was never enough water for drinking or
was never enough water for drinking or bathing we walked miles and miles to
bathing we walked miles and miles to
bathing we walked miles and miles to gather firewood for cooking and
gather firewood for cooking and
gather firewood for cooking and sometimes some of us never made it back
despite all these challenges Sunday
despite all these challenges Sunday morning was a day I was always looking
morning was a day I was always looking
morning was a day I was always looking forward to that’s when I heard the music
forward to that’s when I heard the music
forward to that’s when I heard the music of church I this music will take me away
of church I this music will take me away
of church I this music will take me away from hunger and all the struggles were
from hunger and all the struggles were
from hunger and all the struggles were facing I was fired through a crowd to
facing I was fired through a crowd to
facing I was fired through a crowd to make it to the front and next to a choir
make it to the front and next to a choir
make it to the front and next to a choir where I can see the main the Hinton’s of
where I can see the main the Hinton’s of
where I can see the main the Hinton’s of the man who is playing piano his music
the man who is playing piano his music
the man who is playing piano his music inspired me and wished wanted to be a
inspired me and wished wanted to be a
inspired me and wished wanted to be a piano player someday his music will take
piano player someday his music will take
piano player someday his music will take me away from so much I finally after 12
me away from so much I finally after 12
me away from so much I finally after 12 long years in this refugee camp we were
long years in this refugee camp we were
long years in this refugee camp we were accepted in four United States our
accepted in four United States our
accepted in four United States our dreams our hopes were finally coming
dreams our hopes were finally coming
dreams our hopes were finally coming true
true
true [Applause]
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[Applause] our imagination didn’t quite match up
our imagination didn’t quite match up
our imagination didn’t quite match up with reality we found now we have we
with reality we found now we have we
with reality we found now we have we have left our families our friends
have left our families our friends
have left our families our friends languages and culture everything we knew
languages and culture everything we knew
languages and culture everything we knew we had nothing until one day one
we had nothing until one day one
we had nothing until one day one American man asked me what can i buy for
American man asked me what can i buy for
American man asked me what can i buy for you without even hesitating as a piano
you without even hesitating as a piano
you without even hesitating as a piano right when he brought me that black
right when he brought me that black
right when he brought me that black Akashi I took it and I remained I ran
Akashi I took it and I remained I ran
Akashi I took it and I remained I ran into my room and exactly that moment
into my room and exactly that moment
into my room and exactly that moment immediately my hands started going and
immediately my hands started going and
immediately my hands started going and doing exactly what the mana church had
doing exactly what the mana church had
doing exactly what the mana church had been doing for so long and I would try
been doing for so long and I would try
been doing for so long and I would try to find the chords every time I find the
to find the chords every time I find the
to find the chords every time I find the right chords I’ll get so excited and my
right chords I’ll get so excited and my
right chords I’ll get so excited and my family who got around was seeing happy
family who got around was seeing happy
family who got around was seeing happy songs I’m that moment it would take away
songs I’m that moment it would take away
songs I’m that moment it would take away from all the problems were facing here
from all the problems were facing here
from all the problems were facing here at that moment surely two years after
at that moment surely two years after
at that moment surely two years after many refugees and Burundians I started
many refugees and Burundians I started
many refugees and Burundians I started coming in Omaha one thing come in they
coming in Omaha one thing come in they
coming in Omaha one thing come in they all had the kids were having troubles to
all had the kids were having troubles to
all had the kids were having troubles to adjust so I said music music let’s play
adjust so I said music music let’s play
adjust so I said music music let’s play some songs let’s get together we started
some songs let’s get together we started
some songs let’s get together we started as seven kids and just playing it we
as seven kids and just playing it we
as seven kids and just playing it we have grown to a community to where we
have grown to a community to where we
have grown to a community to where we have more than five countries and
have more than five countries and
have more than five countries and refugees here we see we’re all refugees
refugees here we see we’re all refugees
refugees here we see we’re all refugees who have Fred of violence and looking
who have Fred of violence and looking
who have Fred of violence and looking for a safe of our families we have so
for a safe of our families we have so
for a safe of our families we have so much to offer though the experiences
much to offer though the experiences
much to offer though the experiences such as engineering education medicine
such as engineering education medicine
such as engineering education medicine including the music where that binds us
including the music where that binds us
including the music where that binds us all together in pure joy we are doing
all together in pure joy we are doing
all together in pure joy we are doing today so I hope that you enjoyed the our
today so I hope that you enjoyed the our
today so I hope that you enjoyed the our next piece thank you
next piece thank you
next piece thank you [Music]
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