Refugees
STATE
All Saints Lutheran Church in Minnetonka, sponsored Vietnames and Cambodians
English Language Learner Services, Why does Minnesota and the metro area have so many English language learners?
Project Regina
1006 West Lake Street; Minneapolis, MN 55408; 612-827-2670 "Sewing" the Seeds of Success
*contact Sara Olson, who was featured in FOX 9 of her work with Project Regina
St. Anthony Park Lutheran Church, stories of sponsoring refugees
A World in Two Cities, Lutheran Mission History
Ministries
International Teams Refugee Ministry, has a local home base in Minneapolis' Nehemiah Center
*Just met Tom and Jill on 4/12/04 unexpectedly during my week vacation in the cities
Social Services
International Institute of Minnesota, serving refugees
*affiliated with Immigration and Refugee Services of America (IRSA)
NATION
Articles
"Who will you welcome today, asks a church started by an immigrant", by Church World Service
Books
The Middle of Everywhere: The World's Refugees Come to Our Town, from Mary Pipher (order at walmart) from Omaha, Nebraska
*I highly reccomend this book to learn about refugees perspectives coming to America
Sponsoring Refugees, from Church world Service
U.S. Citizenship on Immigration Services, faq's on refugees
Movies
Coming to America staring Eddie Murphy as a African prince settling in N.Y. in this comedy film
Refugee the Movie, a Cambodian story
Scarface, with Al Pacino staring as a Cuban refugee settling in the streets of Miami in the early 80's (WARNING: rated "R")
GLOBAL
Asian Nation: Exodus, historical-political explanation of refugees after Vietnam War
Baptist, from Church Planting Village
Christian Witness to Refugees, from Lussane Committee of World Evangelism
Refugee Highway, from International Teams (poster included)
Seven Day Adventists, sponsoring Hmong by Hmongnet
Misscelaneous
Refugee Resettlement, from Ethnic Harvest
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