by Toya Stewart, Star-Telegram Staff Writer

Published on 1997-10-13, Page 1, Fort Worth Star-Telegram

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Twelve-year-old Selemani Johnson doesn't really like to talk about his life because it makes him sad. Talking about his life brings back vivid memories of living in fear in the war-torn country of Rwanda, where his parents and his brother died. While trying to escape, he was separated from other family members and forced to live in a refugee camp in Zaire. "It was bad being in a camp; you don't have anything," Selemani said.