Check out media coverage of CWS Durham and local refugees below!
- Where are the Refugees Press Conference: Coverage by News & Observer
- Indyweek Op-Ed written by Mariam Salum with support from a CWS workshop on public writing: Take it from someone who’s been in their shoes: the U.S. must welcome refugees
- News & Observer coverage of New American Voters: Naturalized citizens celebrate first vote
- The Herald Sun covers the first Durham Refugee Day: Durham celebrates Refugee Day in show of solidarity
- Coverage of the rally against impending executive order by President Trump: Immigrant activists hold rally in Durham Friday, Hundreds rally to Durham in support of immigrants, Muslim refugees
- A 4-part series about African refugees written by a Duke service-learning class. These students worked with CWS Durham to connect with newcomers.
- Intro N&O article: Duke University professor, students help African refugees in Durham, along with an article about Reisinger’s Global Health class on Duke’s website: Global Health course delves into culture, language, and service
- First article: Work is a major challenge for Durham’s African newcomers
- Second article: Agencies help African refugees find home in a new land
- Third article: ‘Drawing Letters’ a first for young refugee in Durham from Congo
- CWS and the Central American Minors (CAM) Program:
- This article is extensive, and contains a very informative infographic that explains the basic processing involved in resettlement through the CAM program. In Spanish.
- This article covers the arrival of Melvin Manolo, the first minor to arrive in the Triangle area by way of the Central American Minors program; a project that our immigration legal team began work on over a year ago. Learn more about his journey and his family in the article below published in July 2015 as well. In Spanish.
- This article published (7/7/2015) in Que Pasa, the popular newspaper for the Latino community, recognizes CWS as an important part of the Central American Family Reunification programs and shares the story of one family awaiting the arrival of their son. In Spanish.
- This article published in April with Que Pasa is one of the earliest articles regarding CWS program development around Family Reunification in the Triangle. In Spanish.
- A lovely article detailing the life of a family resettled a few years ago and going strong! Chapel Hill family finds hope and a fresh start 6,000 miles from African home
- An IndyWeek spotlight on a local Syrian chef resettled through CWS Durham: A Syrian Chef Steps into a Hot New Food Trend in Durham – But He’s not about to Eat It