Refugees

A forum with Idahoans from refugee backgrounds who are contributing to Idaho’s vitality, diversity and economy.

Jane Chu is a New York-based illustrator and artist. She spent time as chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts and now she travels around the country to share stories of refugees and immigrants.

Jane Chu’s story is all-American, which is to say that her roots are extraordinarily varied.

One nonprofit is helping refugee students in Idaho navigate college and their careers after graduation.

Dr. Katherine Doyon has a plan. She wants to create the building blocks for what will be a first-of-its-kind bridge between Idaho healthcare providers and refugees.

Dr. Katherine Doyon has a plan … and $100,000 thanks to a grant from The Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation.

Boise is celebrating World Refugee Day with the Idaho Office for Refugees hosting a day of music, food, performances and a long awaited ceremony for asylum seekers from Iraq, Congo, Afghanistan, Syria, Ukraine, Bhutan, Liberia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

It’s impossible to sweep across the planet in a weekend; but you most certainly experience the sights, sounds and tastes from Africa, China, Cuba, Japan, Iran, Laos, Spain, Ukraine and much more when the World Village Festival returns to downtown Boise June 24, 25 and 26.

A new center has opened in Nampa to help assist Ukrainians who have come to Idaho in search of a safe haven.

Boise author Malia Collins recently collaborated on a new book featuring story quilts made by artisan refugees who have resettled in Boise. In 2020, Collins was named the Idaho Writer in Residence by the Idaho Commission on the Arts. She recently spent time helping new community members tell their stories through quilting.