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Page 8 TH
E A
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IAN R
EPOR
T
ER
Feb
rua
r
y 16
, 2015
Ma
ke
-A
-W
i
sh bu
i
ld
s p
layg
round fo
r s
i
x
-yea
r
-o
ld boy
B
y Ma
r
ia H
e
rnand
e
z
Pa
c
i
f
i
c Da
i
l
y N
ew
s
H
AGATNA
, Guam (AP
) — S
ix
-
yea
r
-o
ld Joe
rom
e Agu
on wa
s a
l
l
sm
i
le
s a
s he p
lay
ed w
i
th h
i
s
s
ib
l
ing
s and cou
s
in on a n
ew p
layg
r
ound
s
e
t e
r
e
c
ted in the f
ron
t ya
rd o
f h
i
s h
om
e
.
“W
e
’
r
e p
re
t
ty ex
c
i
ted
,
” sa
id J
e
s
s
e Agu
on
,
th
e b
oy
’
s fa
the
r
. “Now w
e d
on
’
t hav
e t
o g
o
t
o th
e pa
rk anymo
re
. W
e hav
e on
e in ou
r
own ya
rd
.
”
Th
e p
layg
round wa
s bu
i
l
t th
r
ough th
e
Mak
e
-A
-W
i
sh Founda
t
i
on o
f Guam
, a
g
r
oup tha
t he
lp
s g
ran
t w
i
sh
e
s f
o
r y
oung
ch
i
ld
r
en and teen
s w
i
th l
i
f
e
-
th
r
ea
t
en
ing
m
ed
i
ca
l cond
i
t
ion
s
.
T
o an ou
t
s
ide
r
, Joe
r
om
e Agu
on l
o
ok
s
l
ik
e any o
the
r young boy — rambun
c
t
i
ou
s
and fu
l
l o
f
l
i
fe
. Howeve
r
, s
in
c
e h
e wa
s b
o
rn
,
h
e ha
s s
t
rugg
led w
i
th l
iv
e
r i
s
su
e
s
.
Th
e s
ix
-yea
r
-o
ld ha
s sh
own p
r
og
r
e
s
s in
th
e la
s
t yea
r a
f
te
r re
ce
iv
ing th
r
oa
t su
rg
e
ry
in th
e Ph
i
l
ipp
ine
s
, wh
i
ch k
e
ep
s h
im f
r
om
v
om
i
t
ing b
lood
. The boy i
s s
t
i
l
l wa
i
t
ing f
o
r
a l
iv
e
r t
ran
sp
lan
t
, bu
t d
o
c
t
o
r
s r
e
c
omm
end
th
e t
ran
sp
lan
t su
rge
ry n
o
t tak
e p
la
c
e un
t
i
l
h
e
’
s o
ld
e
r — a
round age 15
.
B
y Am
y Ta
x
in
J
o
e
r
om
e Agu
on and h
i
s fam
i
ly f
ound ou
t
la
s
t y
ea
r tha
t h
e qua
l
i
f
i
ed f
o
r a w
i
sh
th
r
ough th
e Mak
e
-A
-W
i
sh o
rgan
i
za
t
i
on
.
“W
e k
ep
t a
sk
ing h
im wha
t h
e wan
t
ed
,
bu
t i
t wa
s ma
in
ly Sp
id
e
rman th
ing
s
,
” th
e
b
oy
’
s m
o
th
e
r
, L
e
i
lan
i T
ov
e
s
, sa
id
. “W
e t
o
ld
PERSONAL PLAYGROUND
.S
i
x
-
y
e
a
r
-
o
l
d
J
o
e
r
om
e A
g
u
o
n p
l
a
y
s w
i
t
h h
i
s s
i
b
l
i
n
g
s a
n
d c
o
u
s
i
n
o
n n
ew p
l
a
y
g
r
o
u
n
d e
q
u
i
pm
e
n
t
i
n
t
h
e
f
r
o
n
t y
a
r
d o
f h
i
s
h
om
e
i
n G
u
am
. T
h
e p
l
a
y
g
r
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u
n
d w
a
s b
u
i
l
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t
h
r
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t
h
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k
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A
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s
h F
o
u
n
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t
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f G
u
am
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p
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t w
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s
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s
f
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t
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f
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t
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d
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c
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l
c
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d
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s
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a
s
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k
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t
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t r
ep
r
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s
en
t
s Sp
id
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l
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r o
f
i
t
,
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id
. “H
e
’
s r
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ly ex
c
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t
th
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s
. H
e l
ik
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s th
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ing
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en h
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th
e
p
layg
r
ound
)
, (h
e saw
) th
e
r
e a
r
e d
i
f
f
e
r
en
t
s
l
id
e
s t
o c
l
imb on
t
o
.
”
B
la
ck C
on
s
t
ru
c
t
i
on hand
l
ed th
e
in
s
ta
l
la
t
i
on o
f th
e p
layg
r
ound and Ma
cy
’
s
sp
on
s
o
r
ed th
e p
r
o
j
e
c
t
.
“Ou
r d
on
o
r
s cam
e th
r
ough in a b
ig way
,
by c
ov
e
r
ing th
e c
o
s
t o
f th
e equ
ipm
en
t and
sh
ipp
ing
,
” Mak
e
-A
-W
i
sh b
oa
rd cha
i
rman
M
ik
e Nah
o
l
owaa sa
id in a r
e
l
ea
s
e
. “Th
e
in
-k
ind d
ona
t
i
on o
f c
on
s
t
ru
c
t
i
on s
e
rv
i
c
e
s
a
l
l
ow
ed u
s t
o sav
e m
on
ey t
owa
rd o
th
e
r
r
og
ram exp
en
s
e
s
.
”
h
im h
e c
ou
ld p
i
ck s
om
e
th
ing b
igg
e
r
, and p
Mak
e
-A
-W
i
sh Guam ex
e
cu
t
iv
e d
i
r
e
c
t
o
r
h
e sa
id h
e wan
t
ed a p
layg
r
ound
.
”
i
c
t
o
r Cama
ch
o sa
id a w
i
sh s
ta
r
t
s w
i
th a
On Janua
ry 30
, th
e r
ed and b
lu
e V
e
f
e
r
ra
l
. Cama
ch
o sa
id i
f any
on
e kn
ow
s o
f
p
layg
r
ound J
o
e
r
om
e Agu
on had b
e
en r
i
ld w
i
th a s
e
r
i
ou
s i
l
ln
e
s
s
, th
ey can
eag
e
r
ly awa
i
t
ing t
o en
j
oy f
o
r m
on
th
s wa
s a ch
-ma
i
l o
r ca
l
l th
e o
rgan
i
za
t
i
on
.
f
ina
l
ly unv
e
i
l
ed by Mak
e
-A
-W
i
sh Guam
. e
A
s
ian
s s
lowe
r to see
k
imm
ig
ra
t
ion p
ro
tec
t
ion
RAMP
ING UP OUTREACH
.S
e
t
h R
o
n
q
u
i
l
l
o
, a
n u
n
d
o
c
um
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n
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d
imm
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g
r
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n
t
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r
om
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e P
h
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l
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p
p
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a
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p
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n L
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n
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c
um
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t
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up fo
r P
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’
s r
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r
i
ev
e f
o
r
young imm
ig
ran
t
s in th
e U
.S
. i
l
l
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l
ly
, and
c
ommun
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ty advo
ca
te
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r
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f
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sand
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r
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l
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s expand
ed
imm
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ra
t
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lan
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ca
te
s have b
lam
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e pa
l
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ong
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r
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o
r th
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pa
r
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on
s o
f A
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ran
t
s a
re a
l
ready w
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r
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l gove
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s th
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s
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r
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supp
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s
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c
ce
s
s
fu
l imm
ig
ran
t
s
,
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id An
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sad
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f
f a
t
to
rn
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t th
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s
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cu
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r
.
Bu
t A
s
ian imm
ig
ran
t
s hav
e b
e
en l
e
s
s ap
t t
o app
ly f
o
r
th
e g
ov
e
rnm
en
t
’
s 2012 imm
ig
ra
t
i
on p
r
og
ram than th
e
i
r
La
t
in
-Am
e
r
i
can c
oun
t
e
rpa
r
t
s
. A
s o
f la
s
t y
ea
r
, m
o
r
e than
60 p
e
r
c
en
t o
f e
l
ig
ib
l
e M
ex
i
can
s and H
ondu
ran
s had s
ign
ed
up f
o
r th
e p
r
og
ram
, bu
t on
ly ab
ou
t a qua
r
t
e
r o
f e
l
ig
ib
l
e
K
o
r
ean
s and F
i
l
ip
in
o
s had d
on
e s
o
, a
c
c
o
rd
ing t
o th
e
M
ig
ra
t
i
on P
o
l
i
cy In
s
t
i
tu
t
e in Wa
sh
ing
t
on
.
Kn
ow
ing th
e cha
l
l
eng
e
s
, A
s
ian c
ommun
i
ty adv
o
ca
t
e
s
hav
e ramp
ed up e
f
f
o
r
t
s t
o r
ea
ch imm
ig
ran
t
s and t
o d
o s
o
in a p
r
iva
t
e
, m
o
r
e p
e
r
s
ona
l way
.
On a Ch
in
e
s
e
-
languag
e f
ly
e
r f
o
r a r
e
c
en
t w
o
rk
sh
op
,
adv
o
ca
t
e
s s
t
r
e
s
s
ed on
e
-
on
-
on
e c
on
su
l
ta
t
i
on
s w
ou
ld b
e
o
f
f
e
r
ed in a b
id t
o d
raw imm
ig
ran
t
s wh
o may n
o
t wan
t t
o
d
i
s
c
l
o
s
e th
e
i
r imm
ig
ra
t
i
on s
ta
tu
s in a r
o
om fu
l
l o
f
s
t
rang
e
r
s
.
T
ran
s
la
t
i
on i
s b
e
ing o
f
f
e
r
ed in a spa
t
e o
f languag
e
s t
o
ca
t
e
r t
o e
ld
e
r
s wh
o p
r
obab
ly sp
eak l
e
s
s Eng
l
i
sh than th
e
i
r
Am
e
r
i
can
-
ra
i
s
ed ch
i
ld
r
en
. And in
s
t
ead o
f u
s
ing th
e
in
t
e
rn
e
t t
o r
ea
ch app
l
i
can
t
s
, c
ommun
i
ty o
rgan
i
za
t
i
on
s
a
r
e tu
rn
ing t
o e
thn
i
c n
ew
spap
e
r
s
.
“A
s
ian y
ou
th t
end t
o g
o m
o
r
e t
owa
rd s
o
c
ia
l m
ed
ia and
Fa
c
eb
o
ok
. W
e
’
r
e a
c
tua
l
ly t
ry
ing t
o s
e
e i
f w
e can g
e
t m
o
r
e
ad
s in th
e pap
e
r
,
” sa
id T
i
f
fany Pan
l
i
l
i
o
, a l
ega
l adv
o
ca
t
e a
t
A
s
ian Am
e
r
i
can
s Advan
c
ing Ju
s
t
i
c
e in L
o
s Ang
e
l
e
s
.
Bu
t ev
en w
i
th th
e
s
e e
f
f
o
r
t
s
, s
om
e exp
e
r
t
s qu
e
s
t
i
on
wh
e
th
e
r m
o
r
e A
s
ian
s w
i
l
l c
om
e f
o
rwa
rd and app
ly
.
T
om W
ong
, a p
r
o
f
e
s
s
o
r o
f p
o
l
i
t
i
ca
l s
c
i
en
c
e a
t th
e Un
iv
e
r
-
s
i
ty o
f Ca
l
i
f
o
rn
ia
, San D
i
eg
o
, sa
id A
s
ian imm
ig
ran
t
s may
n
o
t f
ea
r a
s a
cu
t
e
ly th
e th
r
ea
t o
f d
ep
o
r
ta
t
i
on s
in
c
e m
o
s
t o
f
th
e p
e
op
l
e wh
o a
r
e d
ep
o
r
t
ed a
r
e H
i
span
i
c
.
“
I
t may b
e th
e ca
s
e th
e in
c
en
t
iv
e s
t
ru
c
tu
r
e d
o
e
s n
o
t
fav
o
r A
s
ian und
o
cum
en
t
ed imm
ig
ran
t
s wh
en i
t c
om
e
s t
o
app
ly
ing f
o
r th
e
s
e t
emp
o
ra
ry p
r
og
ram
s
,
” h
e sa
id
.
W
ong a
l
s
o sa
id o
ld
e
r imm
ig
ran
t
s wh
o a
l
r
eady hav
e j
ob
s
may b
e l
e
s
s l
ik
e
ly t
o s
e
ek t
emp
o
ra
ry w
o
rk au
th
o
r
i
za
t
i
on
,
e
sp
e
c
ia
l
ly i
f th
ey a
r
e a
l
r
eady w
o
rk
ing und
e
r a fa
l
s
e nam
e
o
r S
o
c
ia
l S
e
cu
r
i
ty numb
e
r
, f
ea
r
ing th
ey c
ou
ld g
e
t in
t
r
oub
l
e w
i
th th
e
i
r emp
l
oy
e
r
.
Y
oung A
s
ian
s wh
o app
l
i
ed f
o
r Obama
’
s 2012 r
ep
r
i
ev
e
sa
id th
ey w
e
r
e w
e
l
l awa
r
e o
f th
e g
en
e
ra
t
i
ona
l d
iv
id
e
.
D
o H
e
e L
e
e
, a 21
-y
ea
r
-
o
ld c
o
l
l
eg
e s
tud
en
t in Ma
ry
land
,
sa
id h
e
r K
o
r
ean pa
r
en
t
s w
e
r
e n
e
rv
ou
s ab
ou
t h
e
r s
ign
ing
up f
o
r th
e p
r
og
ram
, bu
t th
e a
l
t
e
rna
t
iv
e wa
s w
o
r
s
e
: g
o
ing
t
o c
o
l
l
eg
e
in K
o
r
ea and b
e
ing s
epa
ra
t
ed f
r
om h
e
r fam
i
ly f
o
r
y
ea
r
s
.
S
e
th R
onqu
i
l
l
o
, a 22
-y
ea
r
-
o
ld c
ommun
i
ty h
ea
l
th
adv
o
ca
t
e in Ca
l
i
f
o
rn
ia
, sa
id h
e f
e
l
t h
e had n
o
th
ing t
o l
o
s
e
wh
en h
e app
l
i
ed s
in
c
e h
e had v
i
r
tua
l
ly n
o h
op
e o
f pu
t
t
ing
h
i
s c
o
l
l
eg
e d
eg
r
e
e t
o u
s
e up
on g
radua
t
i
on b
e
cau
s
e o
f h
i
s
imm
ig
ra
t
i
on s
ta
tu
s
.
H
i
s m
o
th
e
r
, h
ow
ev
e
r
, wa
s an
o
th
e
r s
t
o
ry
. R
onqu
i
l
l
o sa
id
sh
e s
om
e
t
im
e
s s
t
i
l
l qu
e
s
t
i
on
s wh
e
th
e
r h
e c
ou
ld b
e a
t
g
r
ea
t
e
r r
i
sk f
o
r d
ep
o
r
ta
t
i
on s
in
c
e ou
t
ing h
im
s
e
l
f t
o th
e
g
ov
e
rnm
en
t
, e
sp
e
c
ia
l
ly i
f Obama
’
s su
c
c
e
s
s
o
r tak
e
s a
t
ough
e
r s
tan
c
e on i
l
l
ega
l imm
ig
ra
t
i
on
.
“
I can on
ly imag
in
e o
th
e
r imm
ig
ran
t pa
r
en
t
s hav
e th
e
sam
e m
en
ta
l
i
ty
,
” R
onqu
i
l
l
o sa
id
.