/news/tags/bhutanese-refugees Bhutanese refugees en-US Copyright Tue, 31 Jan 2023 11:00:27 GMT /community/2023-01-31/hes-sharing-his-farming-heritage-with-immigrants-in-akron Bhakta Rizal is a refugee from Bhutan who has resettled in Akron. He started Shanti Farms, a non-profit urban farming project focused on immigrant communities. Tue, 31 Jan 2023 11:00:27 GMT /community/2023-01-31/hes-sharing-his-farming-heritage-with-immigrants-in-akron Ygal Kaufman /community/2023-01-17/he-revived-his-love-of-nepali-music-after-settling-in-akron Meet Randhoj Pandhak, a Bhutanese refugee living in Akron, adapting to a new way of life and rediscovering his roots in music. This story is part of the "Sound of Us" series, "Arrivals." Tue, 17 Jan 2023 11:00:00 GMT /community/2023-01-17/he-revived-his-love-of-nepali-music-after-settling-in-akron Ygal Kaufman /news/community/2018-05-07/akrons-police-force-welcomes-its-first-refugee-officer Officer Damber Subba’s first shift Monday afternoon was patrolling familiar territory: Akron’s North Hill neighborhood. Here's more on the first-ever… Tue, 08 May 2018 02:48:15 GMT /news/community/2018-05-07/akrons-police-force-welcomes-its-first-refugee-officer M.L. Schultze /news/community/2017-10-26/an-akron-refugee-story-from-surviving-to-thriving Akron owes its only population growth since the turn of the century to a kingdom on the other side of the Earth. As many as 5,000 Nepali people have made… Fri, 27 Oct 2017 01:27:45 GMT /news/community/2017-10-26/an-akron-refugee-story-from-surviving-to-thriving M.L. Schultze /news/community/2017-10-06/a-marriage-made-in-akron-thanks-to-president-bush Editor's Note: This is the final installment in our week-long series looking at the impact of the Bhutanese refugees on Akron. It also is part of a… Fri, 06 Oct 2017 09:39:00 GMT /news/community/2017-10-06/a-marriage-made-in-akron-thanks-to-president-bush M.L. Schultze /news/community/2017-10-02/creating-community-ten-years-after-the-migration-of-bhutanese-refugees-to-akron-began Editors's note: This is the first report in a week-long series WKSU is doing on the integration of Bhutanese-Nepali refugees, who began their migration to… Mon, 02 Oct 2017 09:30:00 GMT /news/community/2017-10-02/creating-community-ten-years-after-the-migration-of-bhutanese-refugees-to-akron-began M.L. Schultze /news/education/2017-08-20/akron-establishes-scholarships-for-bhutanese-students The University of Akron has created eight new scholarships for members of the Bhutanese-refugee community. WKSU’s M.L. Schultze has more from the… Mon, 21 Aug 2017 00:40:38 GMT /news/education/2017-08-20/akron-establishes-scholarships-for-bhutanese-students M.L. Schultze /news/arts-culture/2017-05-18/shuffle-a-refugee-run-akron-music-school-introduces-its-sound-to-the-community A music school founded by Bhutanese refugees in Akron’s North Hill neighborhood is introducing its sound to the greater community.In this week’s Shuffle,… Thu, 18 May 2017 09:14:00 GMT /news/arts-culture/2017-05-18/shuffle-a-refugee-run-akron-music-school-introduces-its-sound-to-the-community Amanda Rabinowitz