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Guest Opinion: America welcomed me, now I fight COVID as a registered nurse

Aleia Mariel 6/19/20 Aleia Mariel 6/19/20

Guest Opinion: America welcomed me, now I fight COVID as a registered nurse

Bucks County Courier Times

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REFUGEE CONGRESS STATEMENT IN CELEBRATION & RECOGNITION OF JUNETEENTH

Aleia Mariel 6/19/20 Aleia Mariel 6/19/20

REFUGEE CONGRESS STATEMENT IN CELEBRATION & RECOGNITION OF JUNETEENTH

Refugee Congress

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How economic inclusion enables refugees

Aleia Mariel 6/18/20 Aleia Mariel 6/18/20

How economic inclusion enables refugees

Western Union

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Menuka Dhungana is one of the thousands of health care workers on the frontlines in Columbus, OH.

Aleia Mariel 6/18/20 Aleia Mariel 6/18/20

Menuka Dhungana is one of the thousands of health care workers on the frontlines in Columbus, OH.

Refugee Council USA

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REFUGEE CONGRESS APPLAUDS SUPREME COURT DECISION ON DACA

Aleia Mariel 6/18/20 Aleia Mariel 6/18/20

REFUGEE CONGRESS APPLAUDS SUPREME COURT DECISION ON DACA

Refugee Congress

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“Feeding my Austin community during this hard time fills my heart with joy."

USA for UNHCR

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Refugee-Turned-Doctor: In Pandemic and Beyond, Immigrants Can Fill the Health Care Skills Gap

Media Relations 6/15/20 Media Relations 6/15/20

Refugee-Turned-Doctor: In Pandemic and Beyond, Immigrants Can Fill the Health Care Skills Gap

Global Atlanta

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Statement on the Killing of George Floyd

Aleia Mariel 6/15/20 Aleia Mariel 6/15/20

Statement on the Killing of George Floyd

Refugee Congress

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Meet the refugee health care heroes fighting the coronavirus

Aleia Mariel 6/14/20 Aleia Mariel 6/14/20

Meet the refugee health care heroes fighting the coronavirus

International Rescue Committee

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Meet Mustafa: This former refugee is using food and conversation to build community in Lancaster, PA

Aleia Mariel 6/12/20 Aleia Mariel 6/12/20

Meet Mustafa: This former refugee is using food and conversation to build community in Lancaster, PA

USA for UNHCR

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The Pathologist: She Confronts the Virus From Inside Nursing Homes

Aleia Mariel 6/12/20 Aleia Mariel 6/12/20

The Pathologist: She Confronts the Virus From Inside Nursing Homes

The New York Times

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‘Kindness is Part of Healing’: How One Rohingya Refugee is Providing Care Amid COVID-19

Media Relations 6/10/20 Media Relations 6/10/20

‘Kindness is Part of Healing’: How One Rohingya Refugee is Providing Care Amid COVID-19

Refugees International

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Former refugee steps up to feed his community in Texas during pandemic

Aleia Mariel 6/9/20 Aleia Mariel 6/9/20

Former refugee steps up to feed his community in Texas during pandemic

USA for UNHCR

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An Iraqi Dental Surgeon and Refugee Finds Home in Chicago

Aleia Mariel 6/5/20 Aleia Mariel 6/5/20

An Iraqi Dental Surgeon and Refugee Finds Home in Chicago

Refugee International

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Dauda Sesay and Mariama Sesay

StoryCorp

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Movement for Black Lives & Social Justice

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StoryCorps: Joseph Sackor and Syma Mohammed

Media Relations 5/29/20 Media Relations 5/29/20

StoryCorps: Joseph Sackor and Syma Mohammed

StoryCorps

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Maine Voices: Refugees know what it means to live with uncertainty

Media Relations 5/27/20 Media Relations 5/27/20

Maine Voices: Refugees know what it means to live with uncertainty

Portland Press Herald

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In the Deep South, the COVID-19 pandemic creates unique challenges for immigrant communities

Media Relations 5/27/20 Media Relations 5/27/20

In the Deep South, the COVID-19 pandemic creates unique challenges for immigrant communities

The Tennessean

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‘Please stay at home’

Media Relations 5/27/20 Media Relations 5/27/20

‘Please stay at home’

Chicago Reader

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