John Dau, one of the “lost boys of Sudan” and founder of the John Dau Sudan Foundation, will speak at Augsburg College on Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. in the Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center. This event is free and open to the public. Sponsored by the ASAC Diversity Committee.

John Dau is a survivor of a 14-year journey from his home village in Duk County, Sudan in 1987 to his arrival in Syracuse, New York in 2001. As a young boy he fled Sudanese government troops and eventually arrived at the Kukuma refugee camp in Kenya in 1992. During this journey of more than 1,000 miles, he led thousands of younger children through violence and starvation. Selected to come to Syracuse, New York along with 140 other “Lost Boys of Sudan” in 2001, John pursued the American dream. He brought his sister and mother to Syracuse and is now married with a daughter and son. Continue reading “Lost boy of Sudan speaks at Augsburg” →