This story was originally published by Reveal and is republished here by permission.

Eda Uzunlar is a journalist and illustrator from South Dakota. She’s a first-generation Turkish-American and a student at Yale University. Uzunlar has worked with Wyoming Public Radio, South Dakota Public Broadcasting, NPR and Reveal.

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