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Jan 26, 2015

What Does Restoring Dignity Look Like?

Jan 26, 2015

What Does Restoring Dignity Look Like? What Does Restoring Dignity Look Like? By Sarah Baradaran, Refugee Policy Intern, HIAS-DC Jan 26, 2015 Visiting with African refugees in Nairobi, Kenya. (HIAS) Kenya is home to more refugees than any other country in Africa. Hundreds of thousands of refugees reside there in camps and urban slums, and originate from various African conflicts of […]

Dec 29, 2014

Refugee Gives Thanks This Holiday Season

Dec 29, 2014

Refugee Gives Thanks This Holiday Season What Does Restoring Dignity Look Like? By Sarah Baradaran, Refugee Policy Intern, HIAS-DC Jan 26, 2015 Visiting with African refugees in Nairobi, Kenya. (HIAS) Kenya is home to more refugees than any other country in Africa. Hundreds of thousands of refugees reside there in camps and urban slums, and originate from various African conflicts of […]

Dec 29, 2014

Asylum Seekers Deserve Better

Dec 29, 2014

Asylum Seekers Deserve Better What Does Restoring Dignity Look Like? By Sarah Baradaran, Refugee Policy Intern, HIAS-DC Jan 26, 2015 Visiting with African refugees in Nairobi, Kenya. (HIAS) Kenya is home to more refugees than any other country in Africa. Hundreds of thousands of refugees reside there in camps and urban slums, and originate from various African conflicts of […]

Dec 23, 2014

Lev Golinkin on “A Backpack, a Bear and Eight Crates of Vodka”

Dec 23, 2014

Lev Golinkin on “A Backpack, a Bear and Eight Crates of Vodka” Lev Golinkin, author of the memoir "A Backpack, a Bear and Eight Crates of Vodka," discusses his family's 1989-90 journey from Ukraine to the U.S. during an appearance at HIAS headquarters in New York City.

Dec 18, 2014

Washington Jewish Week Profiles HIAS

Dec 18, 2014

Washington Jewish Week Profiles HIAS Lev Golinkin, author of the memoir "A Backpack, a Bear and Eight Crates of Vodka," discusses his family's 1989-90 journey from Ukraine to the U.S. during an appearance at HIAS headquarters in New York City.

Dec 16, 2014

HIAS Ecuador Shows Their Team Spirit

Dec 16, 2014

HIAS Ecuador Shows Their Team Spirit HIAS Ecuador Shows Their Team Spirit Dec 16, 2014 (HIAS) HIAS Ecuador staff take a break to show some team spirit during annual national training, which took place this past week in the Cumbaya Valley, east of Quito. 130 staffers from all nine cities where HIAS operates attended the event to receive training focused on […]

Dec 11, 2014

Meeting the Schooling Needs of Unaccompanied Central American Children

Dec 11, 2014

Meeting the Schooling Needs of Unaccompanied Central American Children Now that the Obama administration has taken action on immigration relief for millions of immigrants in the U.S., the President’s attention should turn to the more than 66,000 unaccompanied children—mostly from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador—who were apprehended crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in the past 12 months.

Dec 9, 2014

Protecting Refugee Survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence

Dec 9, 2014

Protecting Refugee Survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Now that the Obama administration has taken action on immigration relief for millions of immigrants in the U.S., the President’s attention should turn to the more than 66,000 unaccompanied children—mostly from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador—who were apprehended crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in the past 12 months.

Dec 8, 2014

HIAS 2014 Year-End Report

Dec 8, 2014

HIAS 2014 Year-End Report Now that the Obama administration has taken action on immigration relief for millions of immigrants in the U.S., the President’s attention should turn to the more than 66,000 unaccompanied children—mostly from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador—who were apprehended crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in the past 12 months.

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