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Posted by Misha Cohen on November 4th, 2010
Photographer and IRC volunteer Misha Cohen has been telling the story of the Bhutanese Timsina family’s first months in the U.S. in pictures. Misha's newest photo essay chronicles the celebration of Diwali, a Hindu holiday. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - New York, NY | Tags: refugees, bhutanese refugees, humanitarian, New York City, urban refugees, photos, Timsina family, Diwali |
Posted by The.IRC on September 29th, 2010
You might remember the One in 8 Million piece which ran last summer in the New York Times about Bhutanese refugee, Tika Chapagai, and his wife Chandra. Well, the series, as a whole, won an Emmy on Monday night. more »
Posted in Resettlement, US - New York, NY | Tags: refugees, Bhutan, bhutanese refugees, urban refugees, news, New York |
Posted by Misha Cohen on June 22nd, 2010
Freelance photographer and IRC volunteer Misha Cohen has been telling the story of the Bhutanese Timsina family’s first months in the U.S. in pictures. Since their arrival in the U.S., the Timsina family is able to enjoy freedoms that were stripped from them in Bhutan. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - New York, NY | Tags: refugees, Bhutan, bhutanese, Bronx, humanitarian, Misha Cohen, NYC, urban refugees, Nepal | 1 Comments
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on March 28th, 2010
A new report by the IRC, Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) and Refugee Consortium of Kenya (RCK) says that tens of thousands of urban refugees in Kenya face regular harassment, discrimination and poverty. more »
Posted in Protection, Kenya | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, Nairobi, urban refugees, human rights | 1 Comments
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on March 23rd, 2010
"It’s not fun being a stranger and no money and in a foreign country where you don’t know anybody. So I found out about IRC, and I went to them, and I told them my story and they were so helpful." - Mary Page more »
Posted in Resettlement, US - San Diego, CA | Tags: refugees, resettlement, urban refugees |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on February 10th, 2010
Today was a day of firsts for two Burmese refugees resettled by the International Rescue Committee in New York — including their first sight of real snow. The New York Times told their story on its City Room blog more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, resettlement, urban refugees |
Posted by The.IRC on October 23rd, 2009
The students at the IRC's Refugee Youth Summer Academy in NYC had an amazing, creative summer thanks to World Up. more »
Posted in Resettlement, US - New York, NY | Tags: refugees, video, NYC, teens, urban refugees | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on July 21st, 2009
Posted in Resettlement, Nepal | Tags: refugees, Bhutan, Misha Cohen, NYC, resettlement, urban refugees, photos | 9 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on July 6th, 2009
Posted in Resettlement, US - New York, NY | Tags: refugees, Bhutan, Misha Cohen, NYC, resettlement, urban refugees, Nepal, photos | 3 Comments
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