In the News: Burma refugees' experience bears lessons for Iowa as Afghan refugees struggle
Des Moines Register Watchdog columnist Lee Rood highlighted EMBARC Crisis & Advocacy Navigator Mu Paw's work with our Burma communities in today's feature (subscribers-only). Rood explores whether Iowa agencies can provide enough support for the current needs of Afghan refugees, and expected Ukrainian refugee arrivals.
"Mu Paw ... said many still experience trauma, depression, addiction, legal issues and financial hardships years after coming from the refugee camps where they fled during one of the world's longest civil wars.”
“Paw said those refugees leaned on each other for support in the U.S. because of their shared experience and the language barriers they faced," Rood reports.