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Neither Here Nor There: Bhutanese Refugees in the U.S.

post thumbnail Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

Thousands of Nepali-speaking refugees from Bhutan are coming to North America. Correspondent Adelaide Chen takes us on a journey with these new arrivals. From the refugee camps to Oakland, California, their story is full of hard times.


Black and African (encore edition)

post thumbnail Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

African immigrants are the fastest growing segment of the black population in the U.S. But the cultural boundaries between black Americans and African immigrants are hard to break down.


Black and African

post thumbnail Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

African immigrants are the fastest growing segment of the black population in the U.S. But the cultural boundaries between black Americans and African immigrants are hard to break down.


The Growing Iraqi Refugee Crisis (encore edition)

post thumbnail Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007

Since 9/11, the U.S. Congress has appropriated $610 billion dollars in war-related money. With inflation figured in, that’s roughly the same amount spent over the full 16 years of the Vietnam War. The Iraq War alone has cost the U.S. $450 billion dollars.


The Growing Iraqi Refugee Crisis

post thumbnail Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

On this edition, correspondent Dahr Jamail takes us to the streets of Damascus, Syria where we hear from the Iraqi refugees themselves and the organizations trying to assist them.


Civil War in Burma, Karen Women in Exile

post thumbnail Wednesday, January 24th, 2007

Producer Jack Chance and the international documentary team Outer Voices went to Burma and Thailand to interview refugee activists from the Karen Women’s Organization and this is their story.


Lifeline to Kashmir

post thumbnail Wednesday, March 8th, 2006

On this edition, we’ll hear from one grassroots organization that has close and personal ties to Kashmir, as they bring aid directly along with a message of hope to the people effected by the 7-point-six earthquake.



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