About Refugees, By Refugees

Immaculate

Immaculate Ugandan Uganda “My dream now is to get my refugee status and get a house. And I be with my girlfriend. We hope to get married soon.” Asylum seeker,…

Berry Shemdin

…she’s lost. “I miss my family, especially my mom.” When she arrived, she felt alone, but she found community among other educated professionals, who also never expected to identify as…

Nilofar

Nilofar Afghan Iran “My dream was to come and reach my destination, become a well-known Zumba trainer, have my own gym,” says Nilofar (pseud, 33) a refugee born in Iran….

Pat Masioni

…he now lives in France making comics and is a 3D designer for video games and film. In DRC Pat drew cartoons for newspapers but, he says, “there was no…

Samira Nazari

…“I would see people in the park and my heart would melt for them then I would come home and would thank God for my own condition.” Today, when reflecting…