{"id":53869,"date":"2017-03-02T15:39:46","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T21:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=53869"},"modified":"2017-03-02T15:39:46","modified_gmt":"2017-03-02T21:39:46","slug":"too-many-reasons-not-to-go-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/too-many-reasons-not-to-go-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Too many reasons not to go home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Xufei Geng<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Jingwen, 23 and Chinese, has been working with her parents in Johannesburg for the past seven years. Her parents came to Johannesburg in 2004 and now own a small restaurant in Chinatown. In 2010, Jingwen quit school and went to Johannesburg to seek more opportunities. 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