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Wisconsin nonprofit seeks to better connect U.S. farmers with their Mexican employees

Fred de Sam Lazaro

February 21, 2019 |

PBS NewsHour |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

In the rural landscape of Wisconsin dairy farming, a local nonprofit organization connects American farmers with their immigrant employees to build a bridge with language and comprehensive job training. While the immigrant workers face many hardships on their trek to America, language and cultural barriers can prove difficult once they settle; Puentes (Bridges) offers support for folks who struggle to adapt to American lifestyle and working conditions.

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Want to hire a refugee? This program can match you with someone with the right skills

Adele Peters

February 15, 2019 |

FastCompany |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Canada

Talent Beyond Boundaries is an organization that connects refugees with specialized skillsets to employers who can offer them jobs (and visas) in Canada and Australia. For many such refugees, employers traditionally ask for documentation that those fleeing from unsafe conditions cannot provide, but the organizations connect them to jobs, as well as giving English lessons, updating resumes, and conducting practice interviews.

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In this California classroom, students teach each other their home languages — and learn acceptance

Zaidee Stavely

February 12, 2019 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

An ethnic studies teacher at an Oakland high school with a large immigrant population asks each student to spend a bit of the class time teaching their home language to the class. Acacia WoodsChan has noted increasing confidence and understanding among her students.

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In West Lebanon, discussion builds a bridge of words

Sarah Earle

February 11, 2019 |

Valley News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Lebanon, New Hampshire

In West Lebanon, New Hampshire, conversation circles are helping immigrants to the country learn and practice English. Even beyond the practical language skills, the group also fosters a sense of belonging and community.

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‘A Light for Me in the Darkness': For Migrant Detainees, a Bond Forged by Letter

Liz Robbins

February 07, 2019 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

For migrant detainees in San Diego County's Otay Mesa Detention Center, a recent letter writing campaign from participants at nearby San Diego State University has brought a small form of hope and courage. The university library released hundreds of letters between detainees and university participants, which served to humanize the immigration debate. “In the U.S. our tendency is to really dehumanize migrants,” said Kate Swanson, another geography professor at San Diego State. “We put them in these concrete boxes. This helps them become visible.”

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‘Feels like home': Israeli school for migrant kids wins by bridging worlds

Dina Kraft

February 06, 2019 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Israel, Tel Aviv

A school in Tel Aviv welcomes immigrant and refugee children with open arms, providing language classes, long school days, extracurricular activities, and more. Members of the community volunteer to tutor and lead after-school courses, allowing children to learn while their parents work late. Now, more schools are popping up in Tel Aviv with similar aspirations.

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Everyone's a victim

Angela K. Evans

January 10, 2019 |

Boulder Weekly |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Boulder

Having your identity stolen, especially a social security number, is frightening and can have far reaching consequences for everyone involved; while some of the people who commit identity theft have malicious intents, some are undocumented people who are seeking work to make a living. A new program in Boulder, Colorado is using restorative justice practices to help mediate between and humanize the two parties and, hopefully, minimize long-term consequences for those in a tight spot.

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How do you teach Estonian culture?

Auburn Scallon

January 03, 2019 |

Estonian World |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Estonia, Tallinn

Immersive engagement on a personal level promotes integration into new cultures. To help newcomers and foreign residents integrate into Estonian society, the Estonian Institute’s program, Culture Step, allows participants to experience and participate in Estonian customs and traditions. The program also helps newcomers build a social network in the increasingly multi-cultural society.

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Spain's Alma de África soccer team is like 'family' for immigrant players

Catarina Fernandes Martins

December 26, 2018 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Spain, Jerez de la Frontera, Andalusia

A professional soccer team in Andalusia called Alma de África has helped integrate migrants and locals. The team has 25 players from 16 different countries, including Spain. It provides a sense of family and belonging amid frustrating circumstances for both newcomers and locals.

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Lego Foundation and Sesame Street Team Up to Help Refugee Children

Karen Zraick

December 05, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Bangladesh

More than half of the almost 70 million people who have migrated across borders or been forcibly displaced are children. The Lego Foundation and Sesame Workshop are teaming up with organizations in the countries surrounding Syria to offer play-based learning programs that teach resilience and respect of differences for refugee children six years old and younger.

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