WXXI Radio Covers Rochester's Burmese Refugees
WXXI's Carlet Cleare is producing a three part series on the unique experience of Burmese refugees in Rochester, NY.
She produced an extended interview with Nay Thorn. He came to Rochester a year ago and now works as a Burmese interpreter for the Catholic Family Center. He talks about the changes in his life and what it was like living in a refugee camp.
WXXI radio also features the story of Rochester's Burmese refugees.
Buffalo News Reports on Burmese Refugees
Buffalo News Reporter Abram Brown tells the story of Burmese refugees who recently arrived in Buffalo.
NY Times Reports Indigent Refugees
to Lose Federal Aid
NY Times reporter Robert Pear covers October 1 Deadline for termination of SSA Supplemental Security Income benefits for indigent, disabled, or elderly refugees.
Blog for Bhutanese Student Refugee Experience
This new Blog by New York City Brooklyn International High School ESL teacher Erin Collins provides information for teachers and counselors about why Bhutanese refugee students left Nepal and what their schools in Nepal are like.