Resource: World Refugee Day information
UNHCR Canada
Website contains information on World Refugee Day, events happening in Canada, and a downloadable awareness-raising poster.
Tag Archives: Refugee Stories
Revamped website COR
Resource: Cultural Orientation Resource Center
Center for Applied Linguistics
The Cultural Orientation Resource (COR) Center is pleased to announce its revamped website that is designed to facilitate access to the broad variety of COR Center materials.
UNHCR Worldwide Community of Resettled Refugees
Resource: Worldwide Community of Resettled Refugees
UNHCR
Website provides a place for refugees to share resettlement stories, find friends, and connect with one another.
Refugee Seniors in the U.S. Video
Resource: “Refugee Seniors in the U.S.” Video
Cultural Orientation Resource Center at Center for Applied Linguistics
Interviews with refugee seniors speaking about their refugee backgrounds and their experiences of learning English, employment, and transportation.
Former Child Refugee Competes for the U.S. in the 2012 Olympics
News: Former Child Refugee Competes for the U.S. in the 2012 Olympics
Lopez Lomong, a former child refugee from South Sudan, competed for the U.S. in the 5,000 meter running event on August 9, 2012.
ORR National Consultation
News: ORR National Consultation Invites Refugee Participation
ORR invites refugees to share their stories, experiences, and expertise and to directly participate in the National Consultation on September 19-20, 2012, in Arlington, VA. The deadline to submit refugee stories, pictures, or videos and the deadline to nominate a refugee to attend the consultation is July 13, 2012. Contact ORR at ORR.Nominations@acf.hhs.gov or visit http://transition.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/share-your-story for additional details.
Videos of Resettled Refugees
Resource: Videos of Resettled Refugees
Center for Applied Linguistics
These videos are comprised of interviews with resettled refugees and are valuable educational tools to present information about refugees, their challenges, strengths, and aspirations.
Bhutanese Refugee Support Group and PhotoVoice
Resource: Bhutanese Refugees
Bhutanese Refugee Support Group and PhotoVoice
This website provides an introduction to the experiences of Bhutanese refugees in camps, in Bhutan, and in exile.