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Quoted: "I am a new human being"
Posted by The.IRC on October 8th, 2010
When she arrived in the United States last month, Baghdad native Raeda Fatoohi became the 20,000th refugee to be welcomed by the IRC office in Atlanta. Raeda recently spoke with WABE radio for a story that also featured IRC executive director Ellen Beattie. more »
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Quoted: Making it in Atlanta
Posted by The.IRC on September 29th, 2010
Ellen Beattie, the IRC's executive director in Atlanta, spoke with WABE radio in Atlanta this morning about the courage and endurance of refugees who are struggling to rebuild their lives. more »
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After Hurricane Katrina, starting over in Atlanta
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on September 3rd, 2010
In 2005, Albert Mbanfu, a refugee from Cameroon, started a new job with the IRC helping people made homeless by Hurricane Katrina relocate to Atlanta and find work. He spoke with me last week about his experience as "a displaced person helping displaced people." more »
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Family origins
Posted by The.IRC on September 2nd, 2010
Fleeing persecution, her refugee Ethiopian family was resettled 20 years ago in Georgia by the IRC. Today Naima Abdullahi, an employment specialist with the IRC’s Atlanta office, wants to be sure her American born son Teso, 12, understands his family’s origins. more »
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Hurricane Katrina, 2005: A refugee helps America's displaced
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on September 2nd, 2010
Elhamija Kadic fled war and persecution in Bosnia in 1992 and came to the United States with the help of the IRC. Today she works for the IRC in Atlanta helping other refugees from war-torn countries. When Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast in 2005, she helped coordinate the IRC's response. She spoke with me last week about that experience. more »
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Five years after Hurricane Katrina
Posted by The.IRC on August 27th, 2010
Photographer Jim Stawniak was on hand in fall 2005 when two families who lost homes to Hurricane Katrina -- Lola Freeman's from New Orleans and Vu Lam's from Biloxi, Mississippi -- moved into the new apartments the IRC found for them in Atlanta. more »
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Tax time -- a refugee rite of passage
Posted by The.IRC on April 15th, 2009
During tax season, recently arrived refugees in the United States have the added stress of filing complicated tax returns for the first time. Thirteen IRC resettlement offices offer tax and other financial assistance, including help in opening bank accounts and managing debt. more »
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Back to school for refugee kids in Atlanta
Posted by The.IRC on August 27th, 2008
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Join Us! World Refugee Day Events Next Week
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on June 12th, 2008
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Voices in the News - Iraqi Refugee Reality
Posted by The.IRC on November 7th, 2007
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