The couple knows much about new beginnings. REGINA, SASK : May 15, 2021 Ponziano Aluma, left, and Lydia Nguyen call out to potential customers while operating their stand at the Regina farmer’s market in Regina, Saskatchewan on May 15, 2021. BRANDON HARDER/ Regina Leader-Post Photo by BRANDON HARDER /Regina Leader-Post
Born far apart Aluma in Uganda and Nguyen in Vietnam they both experienced firsthand the devastating fallout from brutal governing regimes.
Fleeing the murderous, military rule of Idi Amin in Uganda, Aluma declared refugee status in South Sudan and remained there for six years after his family escaped a 1979 civil war.
He came to Saskatchewan “basically by invitation” through an organization called World University Service of Canada (WUSC).
The couple knows much about new beginnings. REGINA, SASK : May 15, 2021 Ponziano Aluma, left, and Lydia Nguyen call out to potential customers while operating their stand at the Regina farmer’s market in Regina, Saskatchewan on May 15, 2021. BRANDON HARDER/ Regina Leader-Post Photo by BRANDON HARDER /Regina Leader-Post
Born far apart Aluma in Uganda and Nguyen in Vietnam they both experienced firsthand the devastating fallout from brutal governing regimes.
Fleeing the murderous, military rule of Idi Amin in Uganda, Aluma declared refugee status in South Sudan and remained there for six years after his family escaped a 1979 civil war.
He came to Saskatchewan “basically by invitation” through an organization called World University Service of Canada (WUSC).