Burmese Seniors Learn English, Against The Clock

By Stina Sieg, KJZZ
March 12, 2014

A group of Burmese refugees are working hard to learn English, even though some are illiterate and have never held a pencil. The refugees are seniors who receive Social Security money from the government, but those funds will be cut off in a few years if they don't pass a citizenship test - in English