Celebrating World Refugee Day in Alaska | Talk of Alaska

Attendees of nan Refugee Assistance & Immigration Services (RAIS) creation show held Feb. 3, 2017. (Photo: RAIS)

Refugees seeking information from conflicts and world problems person been coming to Alaska for decades, but successful caller years, nan number of group resettling successful nan authorities has jumped significantly, bringing families and individuals to caller communities each crossed Alaska. What is nan exile acquisition for illustration here, and really tin section communities champion hole for and invited those who person been displaced from their location countries? We talk welcoming caller neighbors, and celebrating World Refugee Day connected this Talk of Alaska.

HOST: Lori Townsend

GUESTS:

• Issa Spatrisano – Alaska State Refugee Coordinator, Catholic Social Services 
• Mahdi Akal – Somalian Refugee and Alaska Delegate to Refugee Congress

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Call 907-550-8422 (Anchorage) or 1-800-478-8255 (statewide) during nan unrecorded broadcast

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