Gillard’s big Malaysia hope
Gillard’s big Malaysia hope
Australia will now start swapping the first 800 asylum seekers arriving by boat for 4000 people already approved as refugees and awaiting resettlement in Malaysia. The proof of how well this works is yet to unfold. But Australians must also ask the …
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Danny Westneat Garage sale to help Iraqi refugees in Seattle becomes a battlefield
Zawaideh, whose travel company has offices in Jordan, Syria and Seattle, has become a sort of den mother for the Iraqi Refugee Resettlement Program in the Northwest. She collects donated furniture and household items through the Arab American Community …
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In a Pageant, a Borough’s New Face
The Clifton neighborhood, the heart of the African community on Staten Island, has long been an enclave for Liberians, who first arrived through a refugee resettlement program for those fleeing the country’s civil strife. Over the past 10 years, …
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