At the age of 23, Gao travelled to Thailand to escape intense fighting in his native Shan State in the east of Myanmar (Burma) and possible recruitment into the Shah army.
“When I arrived in Bangkok, I started working in a garment factory. We didn’t have proper food. I was surviving on a handful of rice and a half packet of ramen noodles,” Gao told IPS.
The young boy soon fell very ill but could not afford to see a doctor.
Robin J. Hayes has always been one to break boundaries. Most recently, she is doing so with her latest documentary film, “Black and Cuba”, which explores how African-Americans and Afro-Cubans can learn from each other about community-building and public debates on racism in their countries.
“A film can be shown in so many different community spaces,” Hayes, a filmmaker and scholar at the New School, told IPS.
In the autonomous region of Catalonia in Spain, COMRàdio is creating a network of syndicated radio programming for local municipal stations with a focus on content aimed at immigrant integration. The programming is offered in Spanish as well as Catalan in an attempt to reach both newcomers and native-born residents.
Since the 1960s, Catalonia has received […
Can Sikhs legally carry ceremonial daggers? How do you comfort a Muslim woman? What days would a Hindu not attend court?
Over the past few years, the New Zealand police have made a concerted effort to foster a sense of inclusion and participation from the increasingly complex communities that comprise the population of New Zealand.
“It’s all […
In the early 2000s, a group of Spanish-speaking police officers in Newport News, Virginia realized that the city’s Hispanic population was changing. On their patrols they came across newcomers who were surprised to learn they spoke Spanish and began to tell stories of the robberies and home invasions they were experiencing.
But when the officers went […
Harborview Community Relations
Whether treating diabetes or providing prenatal education, culturally sensitive materials and mediation can be as important to health care as speaking the patient’s language. At Harborview Medical Center, learning the difference is changing health outcomes for Seattle’s newest residents.
For example, “Cambodians generally don’t think about preventive care,” explains Jennifer Huong, a Cambodian cultural mediator […
Harborview Community Relations
Whether treating diabetes or providing prenatal education, culturally sensitive materials and mediation can be as important to health care as speaking the patient’s language. At Harborview Medical Center, learning the difference is changing health outcomes for Seattle’s newest residents.
“Cambodians generally don’t think about preventive care,” explains Jennifer Huong, a Cambodian cultural mediator who works […
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