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Nabila Qadiri Kohistani is an Afghanistan native who came to the United States last year on a Special Immigrant Visa, or SIV. SIVs are awarded to Iraqis…
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ConnectionsOn this Veterans Day, we talk with refugees who served the U.S. military as interpreters in Afghanistan and Iraq, and who have come to America on Special…
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ConnectionsThe ImageOut Film Festival is back. The annual event presents LGBT arts and cultural experiences to promote awareness and foster dialogue. It kicks off…
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ConnectionsIn the current political climate, conversations about refugees often focus on numbers and policies. But both refugees and organizations helping them…
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ConnectionsA number of local faith-based groups are coming together to help refugees who served the U.S. military. The refugees – from Afghanistan and Iraq – have…
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ConnectionsAyman Jarjour is a musician and humanitarian who is using his skills and talents to help refugees in camps around the world. He's in Rochester for a…
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ConnectionsAbout half of the children under the age of five separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border were reunited with their parents by Tuesday’s…
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ConnectionsHave you ever had a conversation with a refugee? An upcoming cultural fair will give participants the opportunity to learn about people of different…
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ConnectionsNearly 85,000 refugees were admitted into the United States in fiscal year 2016, and New York was one of three states that helped settle more than a…
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Somalia. Bhutan. Nepal. The Democratic Republic of the Congo. Burma. These are a handful of the many nations represented among Rochester’s refugee…