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Egal Shidad Muhktar, Beth, Brenda, Janice

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Egal Shidad Muhktar, Beth, Brenda, Janice
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Egal Shidad: A Somali Storyteller in Minnesota
Egal Shidad is a beloved “wise fool” in the folklore of Somalians. He will be the one to tell the stories and communicate the health... read more
Mshale: African Community Newpaper in Minneapolis
Mshale is a community newspaper based in Minneapolis for African immigrants. Contains original news stories, newslinks to other websites, blogs, entertainment features, ads, and so... Visit website

Clarkston Community Center Team Connects with Community

Submitted by Sam Engle on February 14, 2008 - 4:54pm
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Clarkston Community Center Team Connects with Community
Clarkston Community Center Executive Director John O'Kelley and Theater Program Director Dr. Imani Ma'at chat with Susan Pavlin, Policy and Education Director for Refugee Family Services at the HEARMe kickoff luncheon.

National Program Officers Meet Clarkston Community

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National Program Officers Meet Clarkston Community
National Program Officers Beth Mastin and Brenda Gonzalez get to know members of the Clarkston Community during their site visit on February 7, 2008

HEARMe Kickoff Luncheon

Submitted by Sam Engle on February 14, 2008 - 4:49pm
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HEARMe Kickoff Luncheon
East African elders and college students joined together for a delicious meal of Ethiopian food and to learn how they could become part of HEARMe - as listeners, as radio personalities, as scriptwriters, or as advisors!

HEARMe Kickoff Luncheon at Clarkston Community Center

Submitted by Sam Engle on February 14, 2008 - 4:44pm
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HEARMe Kickoff Luncheon at Clarkston Community Center
Fifty-one elders, students, and community partners came to the kickoff luncheon for HEARMe at the Clarkston Community Center on February 7, 2008
African immigrants experience hardest landing
Jobless rate four times higher than in Filipino or Canadian-born populations Charles Lewis, National Post; Canwest News Service Published: February 14, 2008 1:30 am TORONTO - Immigrants from Africa are... read more
Somalia: The World's Forgotten Catastrophe
According to the UN, the worst catastrophe in Africa is not taking place in Kenya, or even Darfur. Fifteen years after the disastrous Black Hawk... read more
Kenyan-born Wanjiru Kamau Speaks about the Current Kenyan Situation
Kamau is founder and executive director of The African Immigrants and Refugees Foundation. She gives her views on the violence in Kenya in a February... read more
A Wedding in Brooklyn
“Sumia el-Shirtay and Mohamed Hashim, both natives of Darfur, were getting married, and the Darfurians of Brooklyn had come to observe and participate in a... read more
New Routes Projects
The 8 New Routes projects are underway. Each project, along with its partnering organizations, is listed from west to east: Domestic Worker Safety & Dignity Project Regents... read more
Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Associations Coalition

Our Stories, Our Health

Since 1984, the Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Associations Coalition, Inc. (SEAMAAC) has provided services and advocacy for refugees and immigrants in Philadelphia. Its mission is... read more View project media

ECHO Minnesota (Emergency, Community and Health Outreach)

Egal Shidad: Stories of Somali Health for Radio, TV and Classroom Use

  Emergency, Community and Health Outreach (ECHO) (www.echominnesota.org), provides free health and safety information to Limited English Proficiency (LEP) populations in the languages they know best. ... read more View project media

Saint Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN)

Egal Shidad: Stories of Somali Health for Radio, TV and Classroom Use

  Saint Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN) began broadcasting in 1985 and provides non-commercial television programs to 52,000 cable homes and operates five channels in Saint Paul.... read more View project media

Sagal Radio

HEARMe (Health Education via Airwaves for Refugees)

Sagal Radio, based in metro Atlanta, GA, was founded by East African refugees in 1998 and was granted status as a fully-licensed 501(c)(3) non-profit organization... read more View project media

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Weekend America Listens to Immigrants and Refugees
The public radio program Weekend American recently launched a new series, One Thing, by award-winning independent producers Kara Oehler and Ann Heppermann. Here's how the... read more
Cultural Beliefs Affect New Immigrants’ Use of Mental Health Services
“Cultural differences . . . can have profound implications” on immigrants’ access to and use of mental health services. (Sources: Washington Post and the Kaiser... read more
Temple University Center for Intergenerational Learning

Our Stories, Our Health

The Temple University Center for Intergenerational Learning, founded in 1979, is dedicated to strengthening communities by bringing generations together to meet the needs of individuals... read more View project media

Refugee Accepts Call to Leadership in the Episcopal Church
”. . . Sudanese in America have turned to the Episcopal Church, with some in the priesthood.” This New York Times piece focuses on the... read more
Living Like a Refugee: Transformative Music
I first heard the song, "Living Like a Refugee," while cooking on a Sunday afternoon with my radio tuned to Madison's community radio station, WORT.... read more
Postcard promoting World Refugee Scrapbook online.
Celebrate World Refugee Day
Web-scrapbook launched for world refugee day! Shortly after 9/11, I began an extraordinary journey in New York City withtwelve resettled refugee teenagers who had fled... read more
African Music in America
Great videos and music in this online exhibition from the Smithsonian. Visit website
African Broadcasting Network-America
The African Broadcasting Network sells subscriptions to programs about and from Africa for North Americans. Its Web site has some thumbnail-size video samples and contact... Visit website
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