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- News & Politics, Feature Aug 28, 2019
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Inside the world of asylum forensic exams
Asylum seekers who undergo medical exams as part of their legal case are more than twice as likely to be granted asylum as those who do not.
- Film, Movie Review May 30, 2019
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Transit follows a group of refugees in Marseille hoping for a better life
The book’s set in 1944. The movie’s in 2019. The story’s still a profound meditation on statelessness.
- Columns & Opinion, Staff notes Nov 30, 2018
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A note from the editor
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 15, 2018
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At this year's Ginza Holiday, a lesson in kitsuke, the art of wearing a kimono
Sarah Beharovic, 20, of Crystal Lake, get garbed by "the Kimono Lady," Kerry, of Ohio Kimono.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 6, 2018
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Isle of Dogs is Wes Anderson's timeliest film
The director's latest stop-motion animation touches on the subjects of authoritarian regimes and refugee crises.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 12, 2018
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Speaker Mike Madigan fires aide for alleged sexual harassment, and other Chicago news
Also, CPS alters plans to shut down three Englewood high schools over the summer.
- Arts & Culture, Art Feature Jan 30, 2018
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Ellen Rothenberg finds new ways to view the refugee crisis in ISO 6346: ineluctable immigrant
Spertus reopens its gallery with an installation that blends the past and present.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 9, 2018
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The Other Side of Hope is a career-best achievement for Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki
Now playing at the Music Box Theatre, the film spotlights the refugee experience with humor and pathos.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 4, 2017
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Emanuel urges Trump to increase federal gas tax, stop slamming Chicago, and other Chicago news
Also, Standard & Poor's calls the Illinois house's actions a "crucial step" to end budget stalemate.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review May 17, 2017
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A fact-based drama at the Goodman explores the psychic and moral costs of survival
In Objects in the Mirror, a refugee’s troubles aren’t over when he reaches safety.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 9, 2017
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Some Syrian refugees arrive in Chicago at last
After a long wait, prolonged by the Trump executive order, a family finally makes it to Chicago.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 2, 2017
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Chicago-area Holocaust survivors speak out against immigration ban
Eighteen survivors came to Skokie's Illinois Holocaust Museum Thursday to express solidarity with the refugees and nationals of seven primarily-Muslim countries who have been forbidden entry into the U.S.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 2, 2017
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Trump says meeting with Chicago gang leaders would be a ‘great idea,’ and other news
Also, the owner of the Willis Tower is investing in a $500 million renovation.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 4, 2017
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Alderman Ameya Pawar promises to run on a progressive platform in 2018 Illinois gubernatorial race, and other news
Also, 15 percent of Eli's Cheesecake employees are war refugees.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 7, 2016
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Obama will be in Chicago for fund-raisers during the Cubs playoffs, and other news
Also, the woman accusing Derrick Rose of rape testifies in civil court.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 21, 2016
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Hundreds of children have been shot so far in 2016, and other Chicago news
Also, Rahm is hosting a party for CPS principals in Maggie Daley Park.
- Arts & Culture, Book Review Feb 9, 2016
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What it's like to live in the world's largest refugee camp
Ben Rawlence's new book is an enlightening account of Dadaab, a territory rarely covered by the mainstream press.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 23, 2015
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Jesse Jackson calls for solidarity with Syrian refugees 'in the face of bigotry'
“You cannot worship a refugee on the run on Sunday and lock out refugees on Monday,” Jackson said.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 16, 2015
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GirlForward gives teenage refugee girls a chance to grow
The local nonprofit offers educational and social support for refugee teens.
- News & Politics, Chicagoans Feb 23, 2012
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This week's Chicagoan: Melineh Kano, Refugee One program director
"I don't think anybody who comes to the United States expects the difficult economic situation they find when they get here."
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 25, 2011
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Nafissatou Diallo and Tiawanda Moore
Repercussions of the dropped sexual-assault charges.