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Miss Manhattan

Miss Manhattan Hangs Out...with Binalakshmi Nepram

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Elyssa Maxx Goodman
Jan 17, 2018
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The snow on Columbia University’s campus is beginning to thaw as Binalakshmi Nepram, who goes by Bina, takes me on a tour. Bina has been living underground in the U.S. for seven months after fleeing her native India. She is from a state called Manipur in the northeast that borders Myanmar. Known for her work as a disarmament activist, humanitarian, and …

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