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Afghan seamstress sparks Stitch Buffalo face mask project
WBFO’s Kyle Mackie reports on how an Afghan couple sparked a business venture that’s making face masks and generating income for refugee women.
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Dealing with COVID when English is not your first language
Buffalo's West Side is filled with people from everywhere, speaking languages from other countries and with an understanding of the world beyond most of us . . .
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Irish immigrant monument unveiled in South Buffalo
From the midpoint of the 19th century to the present day, the Irish community and Buffalo have become inseparable from each other. . .
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Two UB students give back in Nepal
Two UB students are spending their winter break volunteering at a remote school in Nepal. For Pemba Sherpa and Hemanta Adhikari, it’s a homecoming 10 years in the making.
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Making Buffalo Home: The year in immigration policy
WBFO's Kyle Mackie reports on what new immigration policies mean for Buffalo and Western New York.
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Indonesian artifacts and music on display at science museum
Nusantara Arts, formerly known as the Buffalo Gamelan Club, will be performing a show at the Buffalo Museum of Science in front of Indonesian artifacts and artwork.
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Buffalo students from Congo to Colombia debut music video
A group of Buffalo Public Schools students singing in English, Spanish and Swahili premiered a music video Wednesday of an original song they wrote and recorded.
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Erie County is a refugee-welcoming community, Poloncarz tell
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz is sending a clear message to the Trump administration: Send more refugees here.
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Older refugees face barriers to accessing services
Older refugees in Buffalo face challenges that younger refugees circumvent. Although services are prolific for this community, they are not always as accessible.
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West Side Bazaar moving from Grant to Niagara Street
Buffalo's popular West Side Bazaar, an incubator for immigrant and refugee-run businesses, is moving from its current home on Grant Street to a larger space on Niagara Street.
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These Karen refugees no longer have to farm to survive.
As WBFO's Kyle Mackie reports, one group of Karen teenagers who came to Buffalo from Thailand are spending their summer working at an urban farm on the city’s West Side.
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Muslim Picnic: 'They can see that they are not alone.'
At this picnic in Martin Luther King Jr. Park many women were in hijabs, the hot dogs were halal and the books on sale were English translations of the Koran.
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More than $250,000 donated to support Congolese asylum seek
Jericho Road Community Health Center provided an update about how the Vive Shelter on Buffalo’s East Side is coping with the influx of nearly 100 new Congolese asylum seekers.
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Heritage Moments: Land of newcomers, always arriving
Grant Street -- a Buffalo that would have been unthinkable a couple of generations ago: women dressed in head-to-toe robes, children speaking a Babel of languages.
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100 Congolese refugees in Buffalo seeking asylum
Buffalo's latest group of immigrants has arrived. One-hundred refugees from Democratic Republic of the Congo are here to seek asylum in the United States.
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Fleeing immigrants find refuge at Buffalo's Vive Shelter
In Buffalo, a local organization continues to serve as a beacon of hope for individuals and families fleeing war-torn and unstable nations.
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Back to school in July for these adult English learners
Somewhere between 1,500 and 2,000 people study English through the district’s adult education division every year, and they come from all over the world.
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From Congo to the UK, Buffalo welcomes new U.S. citizens
The International Institute of Buffalo held a naturalization ceremony Wednesday in conjunction with World Refugee Day.
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Indonesian culture growing in Buffalo through gamelan
With a combination of guest artists, Indonesian immigrants and Buffalo-born residents, Buffalo Gamelan Club put on a four-hour show at Kleinhans Music Hall.
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Erie County's Senior of the Year uses life story as warning
Stephan Lewy and his Jewish family were able to flee that nation just after Kristallnacht in 1938, but he eventually returned to Europe as part of the U.S. Army.
"A Show of Hands"
Making Buffalo HomeWatch | "A Show of Hands" with Artist, Htein Lin
As part of Buffalo Toronto Public Media's Making Buffalo Home project, this video features Aung Myat Thu, one of several former Burmese political prisoners who now call Buffalo, NY home and were willing to add their hands to Htein Lin's growing exhibit "A Show of Hands."
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Exhibit honors former political prisoners
The Albright-Knox Art Gallery is hosting an exhibit created by a Burmese artist who, along with hundreds of subjects he has met through his project, are former political prisoners.
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A pipe organ composer from Taiwan, found a home in Buffalo
Dr. Peilun Vicky Chang has played pipe organ at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church for 16 years now. The internationally renowned musician and composer has come a long way.
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English lessons are among the perks for some refugees
As WBFO's Chris Caya reports, a local company is not only employing refugees, it's also helping them learn English.
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Wearing the Letter P
Sophie Knab tells the story of her mother and other Polish women who were taken from their families and their country and sent away to forced labor camps in Nazi Germany.
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Economic argument works to influence immigration policy
The debate over immigration reveals a wide divide in the national conversation. While some argue foreign-born workers are taking American jobs, others cite economic numbers disput
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Won’t you be my neighbor? Immigrant & refugee story art
Buffalo immigrants and refugees gathered in front of the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library this weekend to share their stories of arrivals and departures through art.
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Immigrant & refugee teenage girls learn computer coding
A diverse group of young women is learning about computer coding. WBFO's senior reporter Eileen Buckley says it's a program designed for immigrant and refugee students.
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Watching trains go by
Artist Muhammad Zaman brightens Buffalo’s East Side
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Pausa Art House feeling that Afro-Cuban vibe with new push
It’s been a long journey for Pausa Art House co-owner Lazara Martinez who grew up in Cuba before coming to America. Now, her live music venue has become a hot spot for touring.
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Refugee and immigrant encouraged to maintain native language
A language specialist in the Buffalo Public school district says the biggest challenge for refugee students is communicating with their fellow classmates.
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"English as a Second Language" for adults
A former refugee from Russia is teaching immigrant and refugee adults English. WBFO's senior reporter Eileen Buckley said she is one of the teachers at the Buffalo Public Schools.
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Sculpture depicting migrants throughout history
With the United States dealing with what many call an immigration crisis, a church in Buffalo is making an artistic statement on the divisive issue.
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Refugees and immigrants face challenges with common tasks
Some of the most daunting tasks they face at the start of their new lives involve performing routine tasks.
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84 languages spoken in Buffalo Public Schools
Buffalo Public Schools have added so many immigrants to the student population, the district now has 84 languages spoken in the hallways and 125 teachers have been added.
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City school refugee students leave atrocities behind
New students from other countries continue to arrive in Buffalo. WBFO's senior reporter Eileen Buckley spoke with some refugee teenagers, now attending Lafayette International.
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Resettled Refugees Help To 'Bring Buffalo Back'
If you want to see how refugees are changing Buffalo, N.Y., the West Side Bazaar is a good place to start. It's an incubator for immigrant-owned businesses.
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Immigration & human rights discussed among educators
More than 100-educators from across the eight counties of Western New York gathered at the Teaching to Change the World Conference.
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Tensions or not, UB dental instructor heading overseas
Dr. Shibly, a native of Syria, has previously teamed with colleagues in the program Miles for Smiles to provide care to refugees and others affected by violence.
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The Takeaway examines immigration's impact on Buffalo
The conversation touched upon a number of subjects, though the centerpiece highlighted Buffalo's long relationship with immigration.
Morning Edition |Immigration's Impact on U.S. Jobs
How do immigrants really affect the U.S. economy? Ethan Lewis, a labor economist at Dartmouth College, cuts through the rhetoric in a conversation with NPR's Steve Inskeep.
Making Buffalo Home is a two-year, in-depth Buffalo Toronto Public Media engagement initiative to inform and raise awareness of immigration for our entire community. The project aims to help the region develop a better understanding of the shared opportunities and challenges we face together as long-time residents and new immigrants and refugees.
Making Buffalo Home is funded by Rich Products Corporation and Rich Family Foundation.