It was a journey Joseph Genda never could have predicted — fleeing his war-torn country of Sierra Leone to eventually wind up half a world away in Utah.
When civil war broke out in 1991, many, including Genda's family, fled the violence. By 1994, he found himself in a refugee camp of 30,000 people in Guinea, where he spent over six years and eventually even married.
"Oh, man, it was a long one," Genda reflected on his path during an interview with KSL-TV. "In my life, I've seen people that have been killed." Eventually, Genda's journey brought him to Utah in 2007, where he has since earned a college degree and U.S. citizenship, and where he has been able to buy a home.
Salt Lake County leaders recognized Joseph Genda's efforts during a ceremonial meeting Tuesday officially marking September as American Founders and Constitution Month.
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