/tags/refugees refugees en-US Copyright Fri, 12 Apr 2024 23:19:26 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-04-12/klamath-farmers-say-new-fish-and-wildlife-rule-would-threaten-agriculture-on-refuges The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing new rules requiring national wildlife refuge managers to promote biological diversity and environmental health. Some Southern Oregon farmers worry that could stop activities like farming on refuge land. Fri, 12 Apr 2024 23:19:26 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-04-12/klamath-farmers-say-new-fish-and-wildlife-rule-would-threaten-agriculture-on-refuges Justin Higginbottom /international-affairs/2023-10-30/oregon-has-3-6-million-in-grants-to-help-refugees-from-afghanistan More than 1,400 refugees from Afghanistan have arrived in Oregon since the nation fell to the Taliban in 2021. Tue, 31 Oct 2023 01:23:17 GMT /international-affairs/2023-10-30/oregon-has-3-6-million-in-grants-to-help-refugees-from-afghanistan Ben Botkin /immigration/2023-10-12/ukrainian-family-recalls-one-year-since-fleeing-to-ashland This Saturday, a benefit concert in Ashland will help Ukrainian refugee families who came to the Rogue Valley after the Russian invasion. One of those families traveled 7,000 miles from Mariupol to Ashland, Oregon. Fri, 13 Oct 2023 01:03:14 GMT /immigration/2023-10-12/ukrainian-family-recalls-one-year-since-fleeing-to-ashland Roman Battaglia /food-and-agriculture/2023-05-22/when-the-foods-they-grew-up-with-cant-be-found-refugees-in-oregon-are-growing-their-own A Portland garden for African refugee growers provides African foods, cultural connection and the joys of farming. Mon, 22 May 2023 21:52:59 GMT /food-and-agriculture/2023-05-22/when-the-foods-they-grew-up-with-cant-be-found-refugees-in-oregon-are-growing-their-own Jenn Chávez /international-affairs/2023-03-08/bill-in-oregon-legislature-helps-ukrainian-refugees-secure-housing-drivers-licenses As the first anniversary of the war in Ukraine passes, Oregon legislators are considering a bill to make it easier for Ukrainian refugees to do things like rent an apartment and get a driver's license. Wed, 08 Mar 2023 23:07:45 GMT /international-affairs/2023-03-08/bill-in-oregon-legislature-helps-ukrainian-refugees-secure-housing-drivers-licenses Kristian Foden-Vencil /politics-government/2021-12-14/oregon-legislature-approves-400-million-in-spending-to-address-rent-assistance-other-emergencies Lawmakers pass bills providing relief for Oregonians facing eviction, enduring drought, and combating illegal cannabis operations. Tue, 14 Dec 2021 13:35:19 GMT /politics-government/2021-12-14/oregon-legislature-approves-400-million-in-spending-to-address-rent-assistance-other-emergencies Sam Stites, Dirk VanderHart /immigration/2021-11-28/oregon-lawmakers-request-18-million-to-support-the-resettlement-of-1-200-refugees Legislative Emergency Board will consider the request based on a 12-month plan outlined by Rep. Khanh Pham and Sen. Kayse Jama who have led Oregon’s effort to welcome Afghan refugees. Sun, 28 Nov 2021 21:13:23 GMT /immigration/2021-11-28/oregon-lawmakers-request-18-million-to-support-the-resettlement-of-1-200-refugees Sam Stites /international-affairs/2021-08-30/oregonians-work-to-welcome-hundreds-of-afghan-refugees Sen. Kayse Jama and Rep. Khanh Pham are at the center of an effort to coordinate responses between the nonprofits sector and government agencies as the local Afghan community details horrific accounts of family members trapped in Kabul. Mon, 30 Aug 2021 17:02:36 GMT /international-affairs/2021-08-30/oregonians-work-to-welcome-hundreds-of-afghan-refugees Sam Stites /international-affairs/2021-08-17/oregon-lawmakers-call-for-us-to-allow-more-afghan-refugees-into-state Sen. Kayse Jama and Rep. Khanh Pham say Oregon is well-poised to help those fleeing Afghanistan as the Taliban takes over. Wed, 18 Aug 2021 00:48:47 GMT /international-affairs/2021-08-17/oregon-lawmakers-call-for-us-to-allow-more-afghan-refugees-into-state Sam Stites /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-11-29/refugees-transform-a-new-england-community Lewiston, Maine and Somalia are nearly 7,000 miles apart, and could not be more different culturally. Or could not have been, past tense. Because Lewiston… Fri, 29 Nov 2019 18:01:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-11-29/refugees-transform-a-new-england-community The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team