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Arizona Sonoran News

Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

From Baghdad to Tucson

December 17, 2019

By Katelyn McIntyre/Arizona Sonora News It’s 4 p.m. on a Thursday afternoon in early fall and Amna Alquaisi heads into Sinbad’s Restaurant on Tucson’s University Blvd. for her daily dinner...

Gilbert Mungaga, su esposa Ida Mungaga y su hijo. (Fotografía por Sheldy Edwards)

Una familia de refugiados encuentran apoyo en Tucson

Alicia Vega November 3, 2015

Gilbert Mungaga y su esposa huyeron de Congo, África después de sentir que sus vidas peligraban. Cuatro años después, la familia Mugana ha encontrado un hogar en Tucson.“Dejamos mucha de nuestra...

Students read and sit against a wall at the Al-Faruuq Center Of Tucson. The organization offers services, including Islamic and Arabic studies, to refugees.

AZ refugee community triples, grows more diverse

Amer Taleb September 25, 2014

Arizona receives triple the number of refugees it did almost 20 years ago, creating both volume and diversity challenges for resettlement agencies. The Office of Refugee Resettlement has been fair in...

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