Badge of Honor

Badge of Honor

This Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Nga Vương-Sandoval celebrates her name, and her journey. “I wanted to bring my lived experience to advance services and awareness for future newcomers,” she said.

In their own words

In their own words

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, presents “In their own words”: Four Asian Americans, who come from refugee backgrounds, talk about the complexities of discovering – and asserting – what it means to be American. A story in honour of Asian American and Pacific Islander AAPI heritage month.

The people who fled Tigray

The people who fled Tigray

Just a few weeks ago, they worked as doctors, teachers, artists and at a juice bar. One couple were newlyweds. Then the shooting and the shellfire started.