Michelle Yeoh champions displaced athletes at Paris Olympics

Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh is representing displaced athletes as part of the Refugee Olympic Team at the 2024 Paris Olympics. In an ...

Japanese lesbian couple granted refugee status in Canada

A Japanese lesbian couple has been granted refugee status in Canada after enduring discrimination in Japan. Key points: ...

Chinese dissident ‘stranded’ in Taiwan airport seeks asylum in US or Canada

“To avoid the political oppression of the Chinese Communist Party, I have now come to Taiwan,” said activist Chen Siming ...

Activist from China escapes to South Korea on a jet ski

Chinese rights activist Kwon Pyong was arrested in South Korea while attempting to escape across the Yellow Sea on a jet ski.   Kwon’s escap...

How being ‘left behind’ led Hoan Huynh to become the first refugee, Vietnamese American elected to state office in Illinois

Reminiscent of the tropical climate of his home country, then-teenager Hoan Huynh and his family settled in Southern California after escapi...

Netflix renews ‘Mo’ for a second and last season

Before you read: Mo Amer on how his new Netflix series ‘Mo’ tells the story of love, laughter and Palestinian American resilience Netflix ha...

Afghan refugee stabbed in the throat in unprovoked attack in Vancouver’s Chinatown

An Afghan refugee was stabbed in the throat and chest in an unprovoked attack in Vancouver’s Chinatown.  The 22-year-old victim was locking ...

Deported Cambodian refugee returns home to Southern California after 11 years

In 2011, ICE deported Cambodian refugee Sophea Phea to a country her family fled from in the 1970s to escape genocide. While in Cambodia, ...

China accuses Taiwan for ‘taking advantage’ of Ukraine crisis by giving financial aid to its refugees

China criticized Taiwan on Wednesday for sending aid to Ukraine and imposing sanctions on Russia, saying the island was “taking advantage o...

Prime Minister Kishida announces Japan will take in refugees from Ukraine to ‘demonstrate solidarity’

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed that his country would take in Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russian invasion during a phone c...

SPD’s first female Burmese officer crossed India-Myanmar border by foot, worked two jobs during high school

Judith Par-Lwei, 23, is the first female Burmese officer to serve at the Syracuse Police Department (SPD). She is also currently the only As...

Indonesia accepts dozens of Rohingya refugees stranded at sea after initially rejecting them

Indonesia will accept a boat of Rohingya refugees – mostly women and children – after initially sending them to Malaysian waters and giving ...

42-year-old Vietnamese refugee ready for deportation after being behind bars since he was 15 in Hong Kong

A 42-year-old Vietnamese refugee who was jailed as a 15-year-old boy in Hong Kong has given up efforts to fight deportation, as the move app...

UMass Lowell to build AAPI center, give scholarships to Southeast Asian refugee students with $1.5M grant

The University of Massachusetts Lowell (UML) will receive $1.5 million from the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) over the course of five y...

North Korean defector works with Canadian human rights group to help other refugees

A North Korean escapee is working with a Canadian nonprofit to help other refugees from the hermit kingdom start a new life in Canada.  New ...

California Governor Urged to Pardon Vietnamese Refugee Facing Deportation

A petition with nearly 2,000 signatures is asking California Gov. Gavin Newsom to directly pardon a man facing imminent deportation to Vietn...

North Korean Defector Shares Happiness After Voting For the First Time in America

A North Korean defector recently shared his elation after voting in a U.S. election for the first time ever.  Joseph Kim, who moved to the U...

Cambodian American ‘Unjustly’ Deported Returns Home After Almost 2 Years

A Cambodian American refugee deported in August 2018 has returned home to his family in Massachusetts this week. Thy Chea, a resident of Low...

Singer Meets the Marine Who May Have Saved Him During the Fall of Saigon

Aron Moxley, the former lead singer of the all-Asian band The Slants, shared on Facebook his origin as a Vietnamese child refugee before he ...

China Blasts CNN After Exposing A‌lleg‌ed Uyghur D‌‌e‌at‌hs at ‘Re-ed‌uca‌tio‌n C‌en‌te‌r’

China is blasting CNN for reporting on an Uyghur woman who a‌lleg‌edly witnessed the d‌e‌at‌h‌s of nine d‌etai‌n‌ee‌s in a “re-education cen...

Refugee Becomes First Vietnamese-American Politician Elected in Massachusetts

Dean Tran, the first Vietnamese-American politician to ever win a Massachusetts State Senate seat, has been sworn-in after a victory by 700 ...

Chinese Government Prepares Refugee Camps For North Korean Defectors Along Border

The Chinese government is planning to build refugee camps for North Korean defectors due to the situation within the China-North Korea borde...

Daughter Of Vietnamese Refugee Kidnapped By Pirates in 1984 Asks Facebook For Help Finding Her

A daughter of a Vietnamese refugee who tried to escape from Vietnam’s communist rule 33 years ago has made a plea on social media to find he...

Why ‘Made By Refugee’ Stickers Are Appearing on Goods All Over New York

In a bid to remind New Yorkers where they usually get their favorite things, a creative duo decided to go to different New York boroughs to ...

Here’s What Japanese People Think of Letting Refugees Into Their Country

For a country that is in great need of immigrants to boost its aging society and depleting workforce, Japan has continued with their low acc...

How a Poor Refugee From Vietnam Became Uber’s CTO

Today, Thuan Pham is the successful Chief Technology Officer at Uber, the most valuable ride-sharing startup in the world worth over $62 bil...

This New York Startup Has the Best Way to Help Refugee Chefs Everywhere

New York City is a haven of great international cuisine. With the number of specialty restaurants that offer a variety of food from differen...

Powerful University Ad Tells the True Story of a Child Soldier Turned Refugee Lawyer

A university promotion video retells the incredible true journey of one child soldier who was taken away from his home and family at the ag...

Syrian Man Who Sold Pens on the Street Now Owns Three Businesses

The refugee, 33-year-old Abdul Halim al-Attar, has since opened three businesses in the city and employs 16 Syrian refugees. According to Ma...