Commemorating history: Hajiji (right) browsing through some of the photos on display at the ‘The Murut Journey to New York’ exhibition at Universiti Malaysia Sabah.
KOTA KINABALU: A documentary featuring a Murut man’s journey to New York in the 1930s was launched by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) here.
Said to be the first Murut to step foot in New York in 1936, Saudin Labutau overcame many challenges to travel from the Borneo jungle to make it all the way to the United States 86 years ago.
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