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Supporting Our Communities During COVID-19

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Supporting Our Communities During COVID-19

Som Subedi, Refugee Congress Honorary Delegate

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Removing the Word “Alien” from our Laws is a Necessary Step to Address Racism and Trauma in Immigrant Communities

Media Relations 5/6/21 Media Relations 5/6/21

Removing the Word “Alien” from our Laws is a Necessary Step to Address Racism and Trauma in Immigrant Communities

Center for Victims of Torture

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Colorado Woman, Former Vietnamese Boat Refugee, Aims To Help Those Like Her

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Colorado Woman, Former Vietnamese Boat Refugee, Aims To Help Those Like Her

CBS4 Denver

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100 Asians to Know in Denver

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100 Asians to Know in Denver

Asian Avenue Magazine

Photo Credit: Dave Russell, Buffalo Heart Images

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Refugee Congress Applauds Biden’s Action to Fulfill Promise on Refugee Admissions

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Refugee Congress Applauds Biden’s Action to Fulfill Promise on Refugee Admissions

Refugee Congress

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Refugee Congress Applauds House Passage of the NO BAN Act, Calls for Senate to Take Action

Media Relations 4/22/21 Media Relations 4/22/21

Refugee Congress Applauds House Passage of the NO BAN Act, Calls for Senate to Take Action

Refugee Congress

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Listen: A Baghdad-trained physician on the barriers to getting a medical license in the U.S.

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Listen: A Baghdad-trained physician on the barriers to getting a medical license in the U.S.

STAT

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Looking for Light at the End of the Darkness

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Looking for Light at the End of the Darkness

Lubab Al-Quraishi, Refugee Congress Honorary Delegate

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President Biden Fails to Keep Promise to Raise Refugee Admissions Cap

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President Biden Fails to Keep Promise to Raise Refugee Admissions Cap

Refugee Congress

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

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

STAT

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260+ Refugees Leaders Send Powerful Appeal to Biden to Lift Refugee Admissions Cap

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260+ Refugees Leaders Send Powerful Appeal to Biden to Lift Refugee Admissions Cap

NPNA

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Refugee Congress Welcomes New Delegates

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Refugee Congress Welcomes New Delegates

Refugee Congress

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

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

Denver Post

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10 Things You Can Do on the New Refugee Congress Website

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10 Things You Can Do on the New Refugee Congress Website

Refugee Congress

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Refugee Congress condemns violence targeting AAPI Communities

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Refugee Congress condemns violence targeting AAPI Communities

Refugee Congress

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

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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

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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

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

Authority Magazine

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Refugee Congress Urges the Biden Administration to Sign a Revised FY21 Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions Immediately

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Refugee Congress Urges the Biden Administration to Sign a Revised FY21 Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions Immediately

Refugee Congress

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I’m Glad U.S. Will Again Welcome Immigrants

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I’m Glad U.S. Will Again Welcome Immigrants

Urban Milwaukee

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