Tag: Refugees

  • Refugee Art Project Maps Home

    Refugee Art Project Maps Home

    In July 2018, a diverse group of refugees and immigrants living in San Diego came together to collaborate in a joint art installment. The project explores symbols and concepts of home and place, bringing together seniors and teen youth from local refugee communities to work with local artists. The immersive art installation in the gallery…

  • San Diego Resettlement Agency Says It Made Changes After KPBS Investigation

    San Diego Resettlement Agency Says It Made Changes After KPBS Investigation

    By Tarryn Mento   A recent KPBS investigation found some refugees resettled in San Diego were at risk of losing their homes because staff from the local chapter of the International Rescue Committee placed them in apartments that were too small for their families. Four families were asked to leave by their landlord because of the practice. The local…

  • Refugee Families Forced To Move; Too Many Living In Their Apartments

    Refugee Families Forced To Move; Too Many Living In Their Apartments

    By Tarryn Mento Three large refugee families that a local nonprofit helped resettle at an El Cajon apartment complex are being asked to move because they have too many people living in their homes. They came forward after KPBS aired an investigation nearly two weeks ago about other refugee families who said the same resettlement agency —…

  • Investigation: San Diego Refugees Face Housing Dilemma

    Investigation: San Diego Refugees Face Housing Dilemma

    The inside of Mostafa Inezan’s two-bedroom apartment in El Cajon was a standard white-walled, brown-carpeted space — except for the hardwood dining area. It was void of knicknacks or family photos, but full of Inezan’s five young sons roughhousing one sunny afternoon. The youngest, a toddler, occasionally waddled around in his unsnapped onesie and tugged…

  • Early Study Results Show High Rates Of Anxiety Among Syrian Refugee Kids

    Syrian refugee children arriving to the U.S. reported high rates of anxiety, according to a study’s initial findings presented this month at an annual meeting in San Diego. The preliminary results, shared at the American Psychiatric Association conference, showed within one month of coming to the U.S., nearly two-thirds of surveyed kids had probable anxiety…