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Rebecca Hester at the microphone — Rebecca Hester, associate director of education in the Center for Refugee, Migrant, and Displacement Studies, records an installment of “In Place,” a podcast developed by a team of Virginia Tech undergraduate and graduate students in collaboration with faculty members. Each episode explores a different theme related to displacement, migration, and/or resettlement through interviews with subject-matter experts.

MEDIA MENTIONS

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Virginia Tech students to help assist with cleanup efforts in Eastern Kentucky , article
WSLS, 8/30/22
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U.S. using humanitarian tool to admit at-risk Afghans who don't have visas , article
CBS News, 8/24/2021
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Her family is stranded in Afghanistan hoping to be evacuated by the U.S. But time is running out. , article
CBS News, 8/20/2021
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Virginia Tech experts weigh in on Afghanistan’s takeover and migration , article
WDBJ, 8/19/2021
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With Afghanistan’s fall, the U.S. confronts a moral necessity it faced before , article
Washington Post, 8/16/2021
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Learn the lessons of Vietnam to help Afghan refugees , article
Forbes, 8/2/2021
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A Rwandan refugee graduates into a pandemic, and an uncertain future , article
Salon, 7/25/2020
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Descendants of a formerly enslaved family re-connects , article
WVTF, 11/29/2019

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NEWS STORIES

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Hope takes root in Uganda , article
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Inspired by experience, students share volunteer guidance with Blacksburg Refugee Partnership , article
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In service course, students and Ukrainian refugees are English language partners , article
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In service course, students and Ukrainian refugees are English language partners , article
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English professor's discovery sounds international art alarm , article
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Fulbright visiting scholar to speak about building a welcoming community for refugee students , article

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ACADEMIC NEWS

CENTER FOR REFUGEE, MIGRANT, AND DISPLACEMENT STUDIES BOOKSHELF

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After Saigon’s Fall , article
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Identity and Power in Narratives of Displacement , article
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The Anguish of Displacement , article
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“Answer at Once” , article