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Ajak Deng Quotes

born 1989 Sudan

Ajak Deng (born 7 December 1989) is a South Sudanese-Australian model.Her family became refugees in Kenya before moving to Melbourne, Australia in 2005 due to the civil war in South Sudan. At the age of 11, the Australian government accepted her after her mother died of malaria.

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I’ve always been very vocal about my frustrations around race in this industry

It’s still so strange when people come up and recognise me. But I am so happy to inspire others in similar situations to mine

Some young Syrians struggle to remember a time before violence and loss, before they had to flee their homes and become refugees. We provide a safe space for them to play and be children again

If I had this access when I was growing up, I probably would have turned out better. We need it. We need to save the children from what’s really happening

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Ajak Deng (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.