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May 20, 2013
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May 17, 2013
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May 17, 2013
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Cyclone Mahasan update: It spared Myanmar almost entirely, and the storm’s impact in Rakhine State was minimal.
May 17, 2013
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Cyclone Mahasan update: Storm weakened & then dissipated Thurs, causing far less damage than had been feared as it passed over Bangladesh.
May 17, 2013
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Posted by The.IRC on May 18th, 2011
Congratulations to the IRC in San Diego on being the first refugee resettlement program to win an E Pluribus Unum Prize from the Migration Policy Institute. The award honors those who are working to strengthen relationships between native-born and foreign-born Americans and to help immigrant families succeed in the United States. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States | Tags: refugees, resettlement, immigration, San Diego, E Pluribus Unum Prize, Migration Policy Institute |
Posted by The.IRC on May 12th, 2011
Award-winning musician and actor Jencarlos Canela -- star of Telemundo’s top-rated telenovela, “Más Sabe el Diablo” -- is the first of a number of young artists to be announced this year as an IRC Voice. more »
Posted in Jencarlos Canela, United States | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, resettlement, Cuban refugees, Jencarlos Canela, telemundo, Miami, telenovelas, IRC Voices |
Posted by The.IRC on May 9th, 2011
Today, ITVS launched Women and Girls Lead, a public media initiative that uses independent films to focus, educate and connect audiences in support of women and girls' leadership and development around the world. We're excited to be a non-profit partner on this project. more »
Posted in Women, United States | Tags: Women and Girls, ITVS, CPB, Women and Girls Lead |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on May 5th, 2011
In honor of Mother's Day we're spotlighting some of our favorite posts about mothers. Almost 20 years after they were banished from their home in Bhutan, Uma Timsina and her husband Chet Nath left a refugee camp in Nepal—and everything familiar—to rebuild their lives with their young son in New York. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - New York, NY | Tags: refugees, bhutanese refugees, humanitarian, mother's day gift, resettlement, mothers, Mother's Day 2011 |
Posted by Vanessa.Pirandello on April 15th, 2011
As a former food writer and restaurant reviewer, IRC volunteer Kathryn Kurtz had the opportunity to dine in countless five-star restaurants around the world. "Writing about food is great," Kathryn says, "but there are a lot of other more serious things going on in the world and I needed a balance. Working with refugees provided that balance." more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - New York, NY | Tags: refugees, New York City, resettlement, food, volunteers, ESL, National Volunteer Week |
Posted by Alexandra Brosnan on April 12th, 2011
Protecting those persecuted because of their race, religion, nationality or political opinion is a proud American tradition. It is also a historically bipartisan issue in Congress. Today Congressman Gary Peters along with 19 other Members of Congress introduced a new piece of legislation that aims to improve the way the United States welcomes refugees. more »
Posted by The.IRC on April 6th, 2011
Guest blogger Elyse Yerman is a senior at Riverton High School outside Salt Lake City. As a student body officer, Elyse helped organize the school’s annual charity drive, which last year raised more than $81,000 for the IRC. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - Salt Lake City, UT | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, fundraising, Salt Lake City, Riverton High School, Silver Rush, volunteering, students, howtohelp |
Posted by Misha Cohen on April 1st, 2011
In the fall of 2009, Chet Nath Timsina’s parents, Dill Ram, 66, Man Maya, 63, and his youngest brother, Om, 22, arrived in New York from the refugee camp in Nepal where they had been living for 18 years. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - New York, NY | Tags: refugees, Bhutan, bhutanese, Bronx, humanitarian, Misha Cohen, NYC, urban refugees, Nepal |
Posted by The.IRC on February 14th, 2011
When I see a refugee, regardless of where they came from, I see myself, so I have a very deep emotional attachment to the issues that affect refugees because my story is their story. And theirs is mine. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - Los Angeles, CA | Tags: refugees, Ethiopia, humanitarian, resettlement, conflict, Eskinder Negash, Ethiopian refugees |
Posted by The.IRC on February 14th, 2011
"I have never squeezed my husband in public before," says Bhutanese refugee Uma Timsina, standing on a pier in front of the Statue of Liberty with her husband Chet Nath. The couple were spending their first day off together in months in New York's Battery Park. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - New York, NY | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, resettlement, how to help, Valentine's Day, last-minute gift |
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