‘A miracle of Western tenacity’: how 10 million refugees found homes after World War II
In her latest book, historian Sheila Fitzpatrick tells the story of millions of displaced people and international efforts to ...
I study refugees, and here are the facts on the history and impact of refugee resettlement in the US
The US was a world leader in refugee resettlement. Trump stopped all that with one executive order. What does the end of ...
David Attenborough’s secret World War 2 bravery revealed
Sir David Attenborough was just 12 years old when World War II began, but some of his actions made a positive impact on two ...
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Records of Refugees: 50 years ago, Fort Indiantown Gap played a big role in resettling Vietnamese refugees. You can learn what their lives were like
Fort Indiantown Gap in Lebanon County was filled with nearly identical, nondescript, white two-story barracks buildings ...
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From the Archive: Life in the ‘Shanghai Ghetto’
Last week, JTA reported that the neighborhood in Shanghai that was home to approximately 20,000 Jewish refugees during World War II may be added to the UNESCO Memory of the World Register.
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Refugee resettlement in U.S. creates major positive impact
The act, which expired in 1952, allowed more than 350,000 European refugees displaced by World War II to enter the United States within the constraints of an existing quota system that defined how ...
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Ukrainian refugees may be in Europe for good
The European Union’s “temporary protection” scheme, which offers the bloc’s 4.3m Ukrainian refugees access to housing, ...
Refugee resettlement faces uncertainty as federal funding cuts leave vulnerable populations at risk
The Greensboro office of Church World Services is scrambling to raise money to help recent refugees who have recently arrived ...