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Photo Share: Fun and games, Seattle


November 2, 2011
By Kathleen Sands Adams
Photo: IRC
SEATTLE, Washington -
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The journey of their lives

"Life is good here"

  • Burmese refugees check in for a flight to the U.S.;the IRC will resettle them
  • Ismail Arafat is stamped out of the country by Malaysian immigration.
  • Burmese refugees resettled by the IRC, in the new home, Salt Lake City
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Ismail Arafat and Safirah Omar's refugee journey began in 2003 when they left their conflict-ridden native country of Myanmar for neighboring Thailand. From there smugglers transported them south to Malaysia. The IRC helped the young couple resettle in the United States with their baby daughter. "Life is good here," Ismail says. 

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The IRC helps a young Burmese family prepare for a new home in the United States

Story and photos by Peter Biro

Photo of the Day: Urban gardening, New York


October 13, 2011
By The IRC
Photo: Donna Alberico/IRC
NEW YORK -
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Refugees in U.S. take up farming - IRC in the New York Times


October 11, 2011
By Kathleen Sands Adams

Khadija Musame, above right, with a customer from Somalia at the New Roots Farm stand in San Diego.

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Photo of the Day: Scarecrow, Salt Lake City


October 10, 2011
By Kathleen Sands Adams
Photo: Lucy Carrigan/IRC
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -
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Photo of the Day: Computer savvy, Atlanta


October 7, 2011
By The IRC
Photo: Jim Stawniak/IRC
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Quoted: A family tradition


October 6, 2011
By The IRC

Tom and Sandy Ehlers

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Photo of the Day: Feeding calves, Oregon


October 4, 2011
By The IRC
Photo: Peter Biro/IRC
BOARDMAN, Oregon -
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Helping refugees rebuild their lives

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Helping refugees rebuild their lives
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October 3, 2011
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The International Rescue Committee has been helping refugees rebuild their lives since 1933. It is one of the not-for-profit agencies that works with the UN to help refugees around the world with everything from resettlement to housing to job placement.
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Photo of the Day: Feeling welcome, Tucson


September 29, 2011
By The IRC
Photo: Peter Biro/IRC
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