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Abraham Verghese: A Place to Call Home

Dr. Abraham Verghese first joined The Takeaway as part of the “My America” series. Verghese was raised in Ethiopia, by parents from India. He immigrated to the U.S. in the 1980s for a medical residency, and then to rural Tennessee treat gay men afflicted with HIV. Later, he became a professor at Stanford University Medical […]

Giving Thanks for a Place to Call Home with Abraham Verghese

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