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The Rohingya in West Rogers Park, Chicago
How the Rohingya in West Rogers Park, Chicago built the largest stateless community in America: Devon Avenue, the Culture Center and the road out of Malaysia.
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Stories of the communities that built homes in the United States: how Irish, Italian, Polish, German, Indian and other families set down roots, neighbourhood by neighbourhood.
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The Laotians in Elgin, Illinois
How Laotian refugees made Elgin, Illinois one of America's largest Lao communities, from a 1967 sister city tie with Vientiane to Pi Mai in a temple…
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The Karen in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Saint Paul has the largest Karen community in the United States. How refugees from Burma's Thai border camps built a life on Rice Street and the…
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The Laotians in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville holds one of America's largest Lao communities. The 1980 refugee arrivals, the temples, the markets and the corridor along Nolensville Pike.
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The Bhutanese in Syracuse, New York
How 3,000 to 4,000 Bhutanese refugees rebuilt Syracuse's North Side after expulsion from Bhutan and seventeen years in Nepal's camps. Shops, schools and deeds.
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The Bhutanese in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
How Harrisburg, Pennsylvania became America's largest Bhutanese community: Lhotshampa refugees, the camps of Beldangi, and Allison Hill today.
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The Laotians in Des Moines, Iowa
How Laotians came to Des Moines, Iowa: Governor Robert Ray's 1975 refugee programme, the Mekong crossings, Wat Lao Buddhavath and the community today.
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The Chin in Indianapolis, Indiana
How the Chin of western Myanmar built America's largest Chin community on the south side of Indianapolis: churches, schools, shops and Chin National Day.
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The Jamaicans in Lauderhill, Florida
How Lauderhill, Florida became Jamaica Hill: the 1980s migration north from Miami, a cricket stadium off 441, and a city hall full of Jamaican-born officials.
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The Jamaicans in Wakefield, Bronx
How Jamaicans made Wakefield, the northernmost Bronx neighbourhood, their own: White Plains Road, patty shops, Moodies Records and a street of owned homes.
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The Haitians in North Miami, Florida
How Haitians turned North Miami, Florida into the capital of Haitian American political power, from the 1980 boats to six Haitian mayors in two decades.
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The Haitians in East Flatbush, Brooklyn
How Haitian exiles turned East Flatbush, Brooklyn into America's largest Haitian neighbourhood: Nostrand Avenue, Radio Soleil, Little Haiti and today.
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