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Little Amal interacts with participants in Cambridge. ZIYU (JULIAN) ZHU

GALLERY: Little Amal comes to Cambridge

Ziyu (Julian) Zhu September 11, 2023
Little Amal, a “12-foot puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee child,” visited Cambridge last Thursday. According to her website, she is symbolic of the fight for human rights, particularly those of refugees.
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Politics Philosophized: Unified Ireland?

Max Ferrandino March 17, 2021
Northern Ireland leaving the EU would create many problems that would be difficult to resolve, as if a unified Ireland is already a sensitive enough issue
David Vine, professor of anthropology at American University, explained the post-9/11 refugee crisis at a virtual event with the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies Sept. 30. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Anthropology researcher examines full scope of post-9/11 conflicts, refugee consequences

Caroline Bowden October 7, 2020
For every viral image of overflowing passengers crossing an ocean or families packed into tents in a refugee camp, there are millions more people, unphotographed, experiencing the same suffering.
City College of New York Associate Professor in Language Tatyana Kleyn led a discussion on the current immigration conflicts on the U.S.-Mexico border at the Wheelock College of Education and Human Development Monday. IRENE CHUNG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Language educators speak on reducing bias for student immigrants

Irene Chung February 13, 2020
To address immigration conflicts at the Mexican border and their implications in U.S. schools, Wheelock College of Education and Human Development invited Tatyana Kleyn, an associate professor in language at the City College of New York, for a discussion entitled, “Immigration and Education in the U.S. and Mexico, A Multimodal Approach to Transcending Borders.”

Boston community gathers to reflect on travel ban

Audrey Tran January 23, 2018

Marking one year since President Donald Trump instilled his travel ban, humanitarian organizations joined forces on Monday to hold a panel at District Hall as a symbol of solidarity with refugees suffering...

The Initiative on Forced Migration and Human Trafficking hosts a panel of refugee organizations on Tuesday evening, as part of Refugee Education Week at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies. PHOTO BY CARRIE SHEEHAN/ DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

Local organization urges students to learn about refugee crisis

Sabrina Schnur September 28, 2016

Members of local organizations that are working to address the global refugee crisis urged attendees at a panel on Tuesday to think deeper about the effects of the crisis and how they can offer help. The...

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