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Teen in shiny mauve gown looks in a mirror while adult smiles at her
Cianna Morales
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WHRO News
The Creative ReUse Center's volunteers altered dresses and suits for the LGBTQ+ prom.
A man is seen holding a banjo in front of an intricate quilt.
Courtesy
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Daniel Bachman
A portait of Ahonen
Shaban Athuman
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VPM News
  • How do you preserve your culture when integration is a primary focus of resettlement?
  • Counties in Central Virginia teamed up to create a new website called “Know Your Rights,” that pulls together resources for citizens to find information on laws surrounding discrimination.
  • Although the HI Richmond hostel closed its doors to international travelers due to the pandemic, it's remained in use, as a overflow shelter for people experiencing homelessness. As the nonprofit which rented it has moved clients out, the hostel is preparing for another use: Hosting AmeriCorps volunteers headed to the city.
  • Dr. Oliver Hill Jr., a professor of psychology and Richmond native, died earlier this week. Hill taught cognitive psychology at Virginia State University until last year.
  • What is it like to build a career, only to have to start again completely from scratch? It took years, but Dadi Neopaney worked his way back to having a rewarding career in the United States.
  • What does life look like after the coronavirus? We look at recovery, literally and metaphorically, as we look ahead to life beyond COVID-19.
  • To be a refugee, you have to have experienced trauma, which deeply affects a person’s health.
  • For many refugee families, one of the primary motivators for moving is to improve their children’s lives through access to education. But once they move to a new country and culture, what does academic success look like?
  • Our first episode follows the LahPai family through the first 90 days of their resettlement in the U.S. Though their arrival was highly anticipated and their IRC staff member worked tirelessly to provide them with a strong foundation, the LahPai family arrived just in time for Thanksgiving ... to a house with no heat.
  • Grief is our internal process of dealing with loss, but coping with that grief requires external support. So, how can we process loss without being together?