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Each year, Massachusetts becomes home to 2,400 individuals through the state’s Refugee Resettlement Program administered by the Office for Refugees and Immigrants (ORI). Most, like Abdulmohsin (Mike) who immigrated to Massachusetts from Iraq in 2013, come with little to no knowledge of American culture or …Continue Reading A Year of ORI Successes
This summer, Mary Truong, Executive Director of the Office for Refugees and Immigrants, participated in the Women2Women’s Refugee Panel at Wheelock College on July 28. Women2Women (W2W) is an annual conference in Boston that builds a network of promising young women (ages 15-19) from around …Continue Reading ORI’s Mary Truong Inspires at Women2Women International Leadership Conference
Mary Truong, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Office of Refugees and Immigrants (ORI), was among a list of a dozen of Boston’s most influential minority leaders who were chosen for the Get Konnected! Founder’s Choice Award which recognizes citizen activists. Get Konnected!, started by African …Continue Reading ORI Mary Truong featured among Boston’s Most Influential Minority Leaders
Nothing embodies the American spirit quite like entrepreneurship. Like America, entrepreneurship thrives on hard work, perseverance, optimism, and an unyielding capacity for renewal. It is because of these qualities that people from around the world dream of a life in America as an independent business …Continue Reading Refugee Entrepreneurs Growing Our Economy
Within refugee communities and during the general resettlement process, LGBTQ refugees face significant challenges. They may have suffered trauma and stigmatization in their home or secondary countries based on their sexual orientation or gender identity, and may still suffer or fear that they will suffer …Continue Reading ORI PRIDE: Supporting Equal Access for LGBTQ Refugees
The Office for Refugees and Immigrants is delighted to join Governor Deval Patrick in celebrating Africa Week. ORI’s mission is to promote the full participation of refugees and immigrants as self-sufficient individuals and families in the economic, social, and civic life of Massachusetts. Given the myriad trials …Continue Reading Massachusetts Celebrates Africa Week 2014
Today, we celebrate Citizenship Day. On this date in 1787, the U.S. Constitutional Convention signed America’s foundational government document, and is now celebrated in a federal observance that highlights citizenship as our common bond to the Constitution. The Unites States, known as the Land of …Continue Reading Let’s Celebrate Citizenship!
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