Posts Tagged as "Refugees"

For Family of Holocaust Survivors, Trump Rhetoric Sounds Too Familiar

Mar. 7, 2017 / By
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For Jax, a Long Beach resident whose family survived the Holocaust, the signs are all too familiar.

Documentary Screening Opens Discussion on Long Beach’s AAPI Community

Sep. 26, 2016 / By
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The film "Breathin’: The Eddy Zheng Story" prompts discussion on the issues affecting Long Beach's Asian American and Pacific Islanders, including schools, deportations, and refugee trauma.

Iraq Talks Back In Long Beach: Scholars Talk Popular Movements In Iraq

Dec. 9, 2015 / By
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The violence of war and its consequences in Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq have caused thousands of refugees to leave their home, but it all started in Iraq.

Seeking Asylum A Century After Armenian Genocide

May. 4, 2015 / By
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April marked the 100-year anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Approximately 1.4 million Armenians live in the United States, one million of which live across L.A. County.

How Immigrant & Refugee Trauma Plays Out In Long Beach

Sep. 30, 2014 / By
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Local immigrants and refugees share their trauma stories and explain how it affects them in Long Beach.

New Hampshire City Debates Moratorium on Refugees

Jan. 11, 2012 / By
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New America Media, News Report, Valeria Fernández, Posted: Jan 10, 2012

MANCHESTER, N.H. – Ahmed was called a traitor in Iraq...