Families gather to celebrate World Refugee Day in Columbia

Saturday, June 18, 2011 | 6:06 p.m. CDT; updated 12:08 p.m. CDT, Monday, June 20, 2011

COLUMBIA — Piles of home-cooked meals quickly disappeared outside of Broadway Christian Church on Saturday afternoon, their tantalizing smells evaporating as families from nations worldwide came together to celebrate their former refugee status.

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