World Refugee Day

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Saturday is World Refugee Day in Boise and we have a preview.

Idaho’s resettlement program began in the 1970s as part of a national effort to receive refugees from Southeast Asia after the Vietnam War. Over the years, the world has become a bit more cruel but Idaho, and the Treasure Valley in particular, has opened its arms to men, women and children from the planet’s most dangerous hotspots.

With the exception of 2020, the College of Southern Idaho’s refugee program, which resettles refugees in Twin Falls, has held an annual Refugee Day in the city park since 2010.

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.

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