Refugees
This Spotlight, from the Migration Policy Institute, examines the data on persons admitted to the United States as refugees and those granted asylum in 2008.... Visit website
Minnesota is home to more Somali-Americans than any other state. MPR reporters Laura Yuen and Sasha Aslanian have been covering the Somali community and its... read more
Immigrants bring many things to the US, but their lasting contribution to the country has always been their children. NPR's series addresses issues and tells... Visit website
The mission of the project is to use writing and photography to document the worldwide Somali diaspora while it is in progress. This site has... Visit website
A long article about the more than 20 young American men from the Minneapolis area who have traveled to Somalia to fight for the Shabaab,... read more
On Sunday, The New York Times published a very long article about the more than 20 young American men from the Minneapolis area who have... read more
"Clarkston, Georgia is a place of many faces, many languages and many stories. War and hardship have torn African communities apart while on the other... View video
American Public Media's Public Insight Network in collaboration with Southern California Public Radio (KPCC-FM) wants your help exploring the impact of immigration on families, communities... read more
Here’s a Health and Human Services (HHS) funding opportunity that may be of interest to the refugee community and those who provide services to them.... read more
The Somali Community Access Network has begun publishing a monthly newsletter to provide information and resources to the underserved Somali population and to promote more... read more
The Pennsylvania Immigrant and Refugee Women's Network (PAIRWN) was created to honor and enhance the lives of refugee and immigrant women in Pennsylvania. To achieve... Visit website
In an effort to break the stigma [of mental illness] in the Somali community, several community organizations got together last fall to produce a video... read more
On May 31st, WRFG will host volunteers from Sagal Radio in the first of its two-part Broadcast Class. The purpose of this class is to... read more
Our partner, Sagal Radio, got a good write-up in the Emory University publication. It contains a very clear description of the New Routes project, HEARMe,... read more
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a pattern of assaultive and coercive behaviors—physical assault, psychological or emotional abuse, sexual assault, progressive social isolation, stalking—designed to establish... Visit website
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