refugees

October 19, 2011

Asylum-seekers on the rise

But most of those leaving go to nearby countries, not the West.

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July 1, 2011

LINKS: Diasporas in the United States

Walking tour for refugees in Ft. Wayne, Indiana: a program designed for students in the US as refugees who’ve been here 3 years or less Minnesota celebrates and welcomes Refugees (MShale African Community Newspaper): 100,000 refugees call Minnesota home (Remember: refugees are not the same classification as immigrants.)

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September 30, 2010

2010 Podcast No. 8: Trent DeLoach and ministries to refugees

Today I’m on the phone with Trent DeLoach (H/T to my friend the uber-well-connected Angela Zimmerman, among other things a coordinator for Perspectives), who works with refugees in Lousville, Kentucky. I was very surprised in this interview to learn about how refugees are intentionally relocated to Louisville (and also a handful of other cities); apparently the US government has effectively outsourced some (or all) of the relocation functions to some charities that help these refugees get resettled. Louisville is bringing in over 1,000 refugees a year, from an incredible array of backgrounds ranging from North Africa to the Middle East [...]

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September 14, 2010

Rescue Jesus: dangers to children in refugee camps

Camps for displaced people are among the most dangerous places for children caught up in war, a UN special investigator says. via BBC News – UN warns of refugee camp dangers to children. Jesus said: “As you have done it unto the least of these, you have done it unto me.” Pretty dangerous position for people who hurt children to be in. On the other hand, those who are in a position of rescuing little children are in a position of rescuing Jesus. Thousands of children in Sudan, Chad, and the DR Congo (Congo-Zaire) are in these camps. Check with an [...]

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April 15, 2010

Indian refugees from religious violence

In India, religious violence leaves long trail of refugee camps: Christians fled violence from two years ago, but Muslims and Hindus are also religious refugees after over 20 years.

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March 29, 2010

Haiti: Tent City Economics

A nine-hole golf course in Port-au-Prince is now home to 50,000 people, and an economy that includes a makeshift movie theater and a lot of beauty salons. In NPR.

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March 9, 2010

Web-savvy refugees in Kenya

Fast Company reports how Samasource is bringing digital economy jobs to camp dwellers in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camp (pop. 300,000).

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