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Culture
In Bhutan, 'Gross National Happiness' Isn't for Everyone
Multimedia artist Jonathan Harris tells the story of Bhutanese happiness while overlooking the struggles of minority refugee groups
Business
For Mother's Day, Honor Your Mom by Helping Another Mother in Need
Take the money you might spend on flowers or a fancy meal and put it toward services for refugee mothers who may not see their children any time soon.
Education
Afghan Memoir Brought to Life, with Skype, in Maine Classroom
Thanks to the free video chat service, a memoir read by seventh graders at Mt. Ararat Middle School in Maine came to life.
News
A Case for Illegal Immigration
At this point, the debate over immigration in the United States is less a conversation than an interminable morass. We hear the same arguments...
News
The Bangkok Embassy and International Intrigue (or Lack Thereof)
Embassies make problems go away. In both practical matters (a patient clerk helping a tourist with a lost passport) and popular imagination (a...
News
Can a Violent Military Regime Become a Democracy ... This Year?
It’s been 20 years since an election has been held in Burma. In the last election, in 1990, the lifelong pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu...
News
Crowdsourcing Refugee Resettlement—What's Your Idea?
Even after getting arrested and suffering a narrow brush with deportation, Samy is still hiding out in the bustling Thai city of Chiang Mai....
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The Armchair Refugee Rescue Operation, Phase 2
I think it’s time to face a few facts. When I began this endeavor a few months ago, I had little concept of what the moving a refugee out of...
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Samy Gets Arrested
Last week, Samy was arrested by the Thai police. A few days before, he had left the refugee camp to make a rare clandestine trip to the city of...
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The Bangkok Massacre Sparks Déjà-vu for Samy
Samy doesn't live near the Thai capital of Bangkok, but his fate rests largely on the government that resides there-and that government has...
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Refugees, You Have a Friend in Canada
It’s time to face some facts: As it stands now, it would take a small miracle to get Samy legally resettled into the United States. I’m not yet...
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Is There Anything as Unfair as the Life of a 24-year-old Refugee?
You’d be hard-pressed to think of something more unfair than the life of a young refugee—especially one with no forthcoming prospects of...
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A House In a Refugee Camp Is Not a Home
With little more than bamboo, wood, and dead leaves at his disposal, Samy just set about building his house in the refugee camp. His friends...
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One Night in Bangkok, 500 Years in a Refugee Camp
Samy is in Bangkok—over 100 miles away from the one place he’s ever legally allowed to be. After Google Latitudes abruptly alerted me to the...
News
The GOOD 100: Asylum Access
The average stay in a refugee camp is 17 years, with fewer than 1 percent of refugees worldwide resettling in the United States or any other...
Issue 013
Seeking Refuge
Wars, famine, and natural disasters are just a few of the reasons people are forced to leave their homes and flee their countries. Around the...
