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February 2009

Resettlement Book in Review

The draft of my new refugee resettlement book, basically a how-to-guide for resettlement volunteers, is currently being reviewed by several of the US government approved refugee resettlement agencies including: Church World Service Episcopal Migration Ministries International Rescue Committee Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service It is also being reviewed by the UNHCR office in Washington D.C. […]

Writing the Book on Refugee Resettlement

I am writing a book, a how-to guide, on refugee resettlement.  Today someone asked me how I got involved in writing the book.  As I replied to her email I thought this might make a good post to the blog. I have worked with refugee families since 2001.  Our first family arrived on September 7.  […]