Refugees

Honoring Pa Lee Klo in the Clarkston Community
We, in the Clarkston Community, participated in a walk of solidarity and respect for Pa Lee Ko and his family. Pa Lee Klo was walking... read more
Community Event: Our Stories, Our Health + BPSOS Announces a Student Health Ambassadorship Program
On August 14, 2010, the Penn Asian Health Initiatives (PAHI) partnered with Boat People SOS (BPSOS), a refugee-serving national non-profit, to host an exciting event... View video
Community Event: Our Stories, Our Health + BPSOS Announces a Student Health Ambassadorship Program
On August 14, 2010, the Penn Asian Health Initiatives (PAHI) partnered with Boat People SOS (BPSOS), a refugee-serving national non-profit, to host an exciting event... read more
Memorial to 9/11 victims turns refugees into farmers
The agriculture industry may not be the first place most think to look for the legacy of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, but a Massachusetts... read more
Bridging the Gap in Georgia
The Bridging the Gap Project,inc. strives to improve the quality of life in Georgia’s ethnically diverse communities by forming partnerships that overcome cultural barriers and... Visit website
Publications on Immigrant Health Care and Linguistic Access
"These new or updated publications address issues related to how race, immigration status, and language affect insurance coverage and access to care for non-citizens." (Source: The Henry... read more
World Refugee Day in Atlanta Celebrated with Music & Diversity
 Cheering music from around the world starts off this enjoyable radio program recorded on World Refugee Day 2010. Then you can listen to on-site interviews... Listen to audio

Building community by building the new Sagal Radio studio
In June, 2009 Prometheus Radio project engineers joined local community volunteers to build a new production studio for Sagal Radio to better serve the East... read more
New Americans: Voices of Today's Teens from Around the World
 “Hear Me Today: The Voice of Today's Teens” is a program created by interns from the International Rescue Committee. Each intern is a high school... Listen to audio

Egal Shidad: Stories of Somali Health
This hour long program provides mental health information for Somalis and organizations working with Somalis. Through storytelling it encourages Somalis to seek resources. English subtitles... View video
Ethnic Vietnamese Immigrants in New Orleans: A Story on PBS
“When Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in August 2005, Versailles residents rebuilt their neighborhood faster than most other damaged neighborhoods in the city, only to... read more
Our mission: to unleash the power of citizens to heal themselves and to build community
Elder Atum Azzahir is Executive Director of the Powderhorn Phillips Cultural Wellness Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which works to "unleash the power of citizens to... read more
Thuong Nguyen: An Immigrant Story, An American Story
Thuong Nguyen, 50, lives on his shrimping boat in Venice, La., and cannot fish because of the oil spill. read more
Immigration Advocates Rally for Change
On May 1, protesters marched, hoping to add momentum to their call for Congress to act on an immigration overhaul. (By Julia Preston of the... read more
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HEARMe Producers Interview Egal Shidad Producers (In Somali)
Hussien Mohamed and Abdiqadir Sagaar, producers from the HEARMe project, interview Egal Shidad producer Mukhtar Gaaddasaar and radio host Zuhur Ahmed about the 30-minute... Listen to audio

Leaders Discuss Making the Egal Shidad Programs for Somali
Saeed Fahia and Zuhur Ahmed, Somali community leaders in the Twin Cities, talk to host Mike Wassensaar on the St. Paul Forum about making the... View video
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A Look Behind the Scenes at Sagal Radio Services
Sagal Radio Director Hussien Mohamed talks about his involvement with this unique ethnic media outlet that provides vital communications to East African refugees in Atlanta,... View video
One Vietnamese Refugee’s Experience on an 'Unforgiving Sea'
This April marks the 35th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War and the beginning of the Vietnamese exodus. Many boat people died trying... Visit website
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US Conference on African Immigrant Health (USCAIH) 2010
The first of its kind, the USCAIH 2010 will encompass the following elements that are considered critical in addressing health disparities in the African Diaspora:... Listen to audio

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Census 2010 interview in Somali
   Hussien Mohamed and Abdiqadir Sagaar from the HEARMe project, interview Somali producer and community leader Mukhtar Gaaddasaar regarding Census 2010. Listen to audio

Disabled Immigration Detainees Mistreated
A study has found mistreatment of the mentally ill held in immigration detention. Nina Bernstein in the New York Times. read more
FBI Honors Mpls Somali Community Leader
Saeed Fahia, executive director of the Confederation of Somali Community in Minnesota, is among more than 50 people nationwide who were honored by FBI Director... read more
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Ministry of Information for Somalia Interviewed for HEARMe Project (Somali)
Dr. Daahir Mohamuud Gelle was interviewed by Abdiqadir Sagaar of Sagal Radio in Atlanta Georgia. Listen to audio

‘We Wail With You, Haiti’
Unique perspectives of the earthquake and its aftermath from New York’s foreign language newspapers. Visit website
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Interview with New Mayor from Clarkston, Georgia
Hussien Mohamed, Producer of HEARMe project interviewed Mayor Howard Tygrett of Clarkston, Georgia. Listen to audio

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