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Media Relations 10/23/23 Media Relations 10/23/23

Kumari and Bikash Regmi open a medical practice in Liverpool, New York.

Kumari Regmi, Refugee Congress Delegate

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Fighting for Refugee Resettlement: Emma Yaaka

Media Relations 7/25/22 Media Relations 7/25/22

Fighting for Refugee Resettlement: Emma Yaaka

Heartland Alliance

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Louisiana welcomes immigrants

Media Relations 6/29/22 Media Relations 6/29/22

Louisiana welcomes immigrants

The Lens

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Missoula celebrates World Refugee Day

Media Relations 6/21/22 Media Relations 6/21/22

Missoula celebrates World Refugee Day

NBC Montana

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Stories of Refugees on World Refugee Day

Media Relations 6/20/22 Media Relations 6/20/22

Stories of Refugees on World Refugee Day

CBS News

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Why Pennsylvania should extend Medicaid to immigrant women

Media Relations 6/16/22 Media Relations 6/16/22

Why Pennsylvania should extend Medicaid to immigrant women

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Rohingya Refugees Built a Community in Milwaukee

Media Relations 5/18/22 Media Relations 5/18/22

Rohingya Refugees Built a Community in Milwaukee

Asia Matters for America

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Badge of Honor

Media Relations 5/16/22 Media Relations 5/16/22

Badge of Honor

UNHCR

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A Guide for the Journey

Media Relations 12/7/21 Media Relations 12/7/21

A Guide for the Journey

Guerrero

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Foreign-trained doctors like me were asked to help fight Covid-19. Now we’re being tossed aside

Media Relations 4/9/21 Media Relations 4/9/21

Foreign-trained doctors like me were asked to help fight Covid-19. Now we’re being tossed aside

STAT

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Asian-Americans rally in Denver to call for a stop to hatred, racism, violence

Media Relations 3/20/21 Media Relations 3/20/21

Asian-Americans rally in Denver to call for a stop to hatred, racism, violence

Denver Post

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Five inspiring former refugees share what International Women’s Day means to them

Media Relations 3/8/21 Media Relations 3/8/21

Five inspiring former refugees share what International Women’s Day means to them

USA for UNHCR

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Rally condemns cruelty to women in Turkey, international rise in domestic violence

Media Relations 3/7/21 Media Relations 3/7/21

Rally condemns cruelty to women in Turkey, international rise in domestic violence

PeaceWorks Kansas City

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Fulbright Alumna, Journalist & Feminist Itto Outini: I Am Living Proof Of The American Dream

Media Relations 3/3/21 Media Relations 3/3/21

Fulbright Alumna, Journalist & Feminist Itto Outini: I Am Living Proof Of The American Dream

Authority Magazine

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U.S. resettlement program gave this former refugee from South Sudan a chance at a new life

Media Relations 2/4/21 Media Relations 2/4/21

U.S. resettlement program gave this former refugee from South Sudan a chance at a new life

USA for UNHCR

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Refugee Resettlement Represents the Best of American Values

Media Relations 1/28/21 Media Relations 1/28/21

Refugee Resettlement Represents the Best of American Values

USA for UNHCR

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The Stories of Us: The Storytellers Journey

Aleia Mariel 1/21/21 Aleia Mariel 1/21/21

The Stories of Us: The Storytellers Journey

Zoom

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Rhode Island’s refugee communities react to rioting at the US Capitol

Aleia Mariel 1/14/21 Aleia Mariel 1/14/21

Rhode Island’s refugee communities react to rioting at the US Capitol

The Boston Globe

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Forgiving Atrocities in Rwanda</a>

Media Relations 1/1/21 Media Relations 1/1/21

Forgiving Atrocities in Rwanda

International Museum of Women

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The U.S. Asylum System is Broken. How Could it Be Reimagined?

Aleia Mariel 12/27/20 Aleia Mariel 12/27/20

The U.S. Asylum System is Broken. How Could it Be Reimagined?

The San Diego Union-Tribune

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