Tag: Refugees
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California Counts: Mobilizing The State’s Refugee Voters
Mariam Ali, a Somali refugee who lives in San Diego’s Teralta neighborhood, pours olive oil into a pot for alfredo sauce, Feb. 26, 2016. | Photo Credit: Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego By Megan Burks People up and down the state are trying to crack the code on California’s dismal voter turnout, which…
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San Diego Immigrants’ Cookbook Makes Traditional Meals Healthier
From left to right Nadia Atef, Fatima Ahmed, Thitina Shita and Amina Sheik Mohamed are pictured in this undated photo. They are some of the contributors to a new cookbook, “Around the World at the Farmer’s Market.” | Photo Credit: Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications By Megan Burke and Tom Fudge Passing down family recipes…
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Rally Shows Support For Muslim Women
A speaker addresses the crowd at a rally in solidarity with Muslim woman at Balboa Park, Jan. 18. 2016. | Photo Credit: Andrew Bowen By Andrew Bowen About 400 people attended a rally in Balboa Park on Monday to show solidarity with Muslim women. Speakers recounted experiences of bigotry, particularly amid a political backlash after…
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Karen Refugees In City Heights Celebrate Their New Year
By Claire Trageser Refugees from a Burmese ethnic minority group gathered in San Diego this weekend for a new year’s celebration. It also gave them a chance to discuss the news from their home country. About 2,000 Karen refugees have moved to San Diego since 2007, and most live in City Heights, said Nao Kabashima,…
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On Human Rights Day, San Diegans Rally For Refugee Rights
By Megan Burks Human Rights Day was Thursday, and hundreds of San Diegans seized the opportunity to draw attention to the contributions and needs of refugees in the region. The Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans organized a 5 p.m. rally at the County Administration Center Waterfront Park “to stand up against hateful rhetoric, and to…