Tag: refugees
‘Ripe for abuse’: fears over new Thai refugee screening
In a church on the edge of Thai capital Bangkok, dozens of Vietnamese refugees sing at a joyful service, sharing a moment of respite from their lives in fear of arrest or deportation.Four Cambodian … Read Full Article
New refugee screening system stirs fear among asylum seekers
Thailand is set to launch a new screening system aiming to differentiate refugees from illegal migrants; which could alter thousands of lives. Read Full Article
Wild Coast: Travels on South America’s Untamed Edge (Vintage Departures) – Softcover
Hmong refugees, Irish adventurers, and Scottish outlaws; from high-tech pirates to hapless pioneers for whom this stunning, strangely beautiful world (“a sort of X-rated Garden of Eden”) has become … Read Full Article
Hmong chef Yia Vang brings a taste of home to Minnesota’s Twin Cities
St. Paul, Minnesota, is home to the nation’s largest population of Hmong, an Indigenous people from Southeast Asia. After the Vietnam War, thousands of Hmong refugees ended up in the Upper Midwest and … Read Full Article
He grew up seeing RI welcome refugees. Now he’s a top diplomat working on migrant crisis
Asst. U.S. Sec. of State Brian Nichols steers diplomacy in the Western Hemisphere, building bridges to promote democracy and ease the border crisis. Read Full Article