Fortunee, daughter of a Hutu father and Tutsi mother grew up in Rwanda and was away in graduate school in Sengal during the 1994 genocide. Two of her brothers died as a result of the genocide and lost her father and three more siblings in the aftermath of the event. 5 years later, after losing most of her family, she found out she was to be moved from her homeland to the United States as a refugee.
At that time in Rwanda, political tensions between the two ethnic groups were high. The president, Juvenal Habiyarimana, who had been in office for 20 years was losing popularity when the RPF attacked in 1990. They then exaggerated the threat of the RPF and portrayed Tutsi as RPF collaborators within Rwanda. As a result, half a million people
At that time in Rwanda, political tensions between the two ethnic groups were high. The president, Juvenal Habiyarimana, who had been in office for 20 years was losing popularity when the RPF attacked in 1990. They then exaggerated the threat of the RPF and portrayed Tutsi as RPF collaborators within Rwanda. As a result, half a million people