According to a new study from Indiana University and the University of Virginia, each new immigrant in a community helps to create 1.2 new jobs – most of which go to native born Americans. See more about the study as featured in Vox
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This month, we honor Lauren Fink as an “everyday hero.” Lauren previously served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Tanzania and is a recent graduate of Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health, where she helped coordinate the Clarkston-Rollins Connection. Through the Clarkston-Rollins Connection, students engage in service opportunities with the Clarkston community in partnership with refugee-serving
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In December we shared the story of Dr. Ahmed Lazim, a gifted surgeon from Mosul, Iraq forced to flee his home due to threats from ISIS terrorists after his brother had served with the U.S. Armed Forces. Dr. Lazim had begun working with our new Vocational Counseling program and was on his way to finding
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Abishkar Chhetri and his family were resettled in Atlanta when he was 13 years old. While the language and cultural barriers were tough to get through, Abishkar was driven to succeed – so much so that he is this year’s Druid Hills High School valedictorian. Read Abishkar’s story on MyAJC
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Sy, a refugee from West Africa, was 11 years old when she and her family were resettled in Atlanta. Now, Sy is one of Emory University’s 2015-2016 Robert T. Jones Jr. Scholarship recipients, a prestigious award. Sy will embark upon studies at St. Andrews University in Scotland this fall, where she plans to pursue a one-year
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In 2014, the Clarkston High track team, with very little funding and almost completely made up of refugees, won the state Cross Country championship. Since their school had no funding to support them, these inspiring young men were not able to go home with championship rings to celebrate their victory. That is, until their community
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In Buffalo, new refugees have meant new businesses, as businesses crop up that cater to the cultures and tastes of new Americans. Read the whole story in the Buffalo News
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You can learn a lot from Adenah Bayoh. As a young girl, war forced Bayoh from her home country of Liberia and into a refugee camp. She eventually immigrated to the U.S. and about a decade later, became the youngest-ever African-American franchisee of IHOP. Read her story, and her success tips, on Entrepreneur.com
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via USA Today College Ridwan Hassan is the son of Somali and Ethiopian refugees who survived war in their home countries to come to Georgia to build a better life for Ridwan. Now, as a Senior at Dartmouth College, Ridwan is a Rhodes Scholar. Read his full story on USA Today.
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What would we do without our dedicated volunteers? In just six months, New American Pathways recruited 311 volunteers who donated 4,476 hours of service – to set up apartments for incoming refugee families, teach English, tutor children in school, mentor adults seeking employment – the list of services is long. On April 14, 2015, during
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