A new pilot project taps volunteers to help refugees settle in Germany. The recipe for success? Responsibilities are shared among many people. “ Fertig!” This was first word that Hibo Mohamed learned of this, to her, very foreign language. Because Germans ...
5 Jan 2022 - Ulrich Jonas
With added threat of climate change and natural disasters action is needed to demine the region Once known as the land which hosted the 1984 Winter Olympics — and historically renowned for its beautiful terrain, clear emerald lakes and diverse multi-ethni ...
23 Dec 2021 - Arian Berberović
The African Youth & Community Organization's bid to permanently reside at the former Trinity Broadcasting site rejected by the Portland Housing Bureau The Portland Housing Bureau’s (PHB) efforts to expand affordable housing came at a significant ...
10 Nov 2021 - Aurora Biggers
OPINION: Existing outside the dominant culture can result in unintended life-changing consequences Diary of a Victims' Advocate A periodic column written by Crime Victim Advocacy Program staff at the Portland and Vancouver offices of Lutheran Commun ...
30 Jun 2021 - H. A.
Jubilee Hall, a nonprofit offshoot of Diaspora Coffee and Chai, will provide barista training and immersive English-language education K hupsamlian (Sam) Khaute is carrying on his family’s tradition of serving hot beverages and providing a gathering space ...
2 Jun 2021 - Janey Wong
Lan Cao and her daughter Harlan discuss their memoir, ‘Family in Six Tones,’ and open up about the complexities of their relationship In 1975, Lan Cao left her country of Vietnam to seek refuge in the United States. At the age of 13, she had already faced ...
4 Nov 2020 - Alexandra Mosher
FINDING FRINGE | One person’s refugee status is another’s loyalty to employers, state and country “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-to ...
27 Jun 2020 - Paul K. Haeder
COMMENTARY | Inclusive policies and practices will ensure access and support to everyone I remember fleeing the persecution of my home country and living in a refugee camp for decades. I watched people die without health care and access to vital resources ...
22 Apr 2020 - Som Subedi
Farmworkers are considered essential workers, but they don’t necessarily receive essential services such as health care and unemployment benefits Beatriz Tapia fears tomorrow. So do billions of other people in a world caught in the grip of a deadly pandem ...
11 Apr 2020 - Anna Pedersen and Tom Henderson
Nadia Dahab, a local attorney involved in the legal fight against Trump’s policy banning immigrants who can’t pay for health care, says the White House is subverting Congress On Thursday, Jan. 9, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco heard o ...
17 Jan 2020 - Anna Pedersen