Politics & Policy
June 28, 2022
An Afghan Family Came to San Antonio Seeking a Safer Future. Then Their Child Went Missing.
Six months ago, three year-old Lina Sardar Khil disappeared. The search for her has been hampered by Islamophobia.
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Food & Drink
January 13, 2022
How a Houston Restaurant Became the Source for Afghan Refugees’ First Meals in America
A law requires sponsors to serve refugees “culturally appropriate” meals. For Afghans landing in Houston, those come from Omer Yousafzai’s restaurant.
Politics & Policy
November 29, 2021
How Refugees From Myanmar Have Embraced Midland—and Its Conservative Politics
Members of the Chin ethnic group have found good jobs in the oil fields, and many are voting Republican.
Border & Immigration
September 28, 2020
A Refugee’s First Day in Texas
An exclusive excerpt from Jessica Goudeau’s ‘After the Last Border: Two Families and the Story of Refuge in America.'
Border & Immigration
February 10, 2020
This Family Survived an African Refugee Camp. Their New Challenge: Surviving Houston Without a Car.
One of the Bayou City’s biggest immigrant gateways, southwest Houston, is a dangerous and daunting place for pedestrians.
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Border & Immigration
January 13, 2020
Greg Abbott’s Rejection of Refugees is Baffling—and Boneheaded
The governor’s decision makes no sense from a practical perspective, and ultimately, it can’t be explained as a policy choice at all.
Music
October 25, 2019
When Tekle Met Maggie: An Eritrean Refugee and a Rising Pop Star Share ACL Live’s Stage
Mezghebe fled East Africa, landed at Texas’s Casa Marianella, and performed with Maggie Rogers in Austin.
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Border & Immigration
February 2, 2017
Welcoming the Stranger: Faces of the Refugee Crisis
Six stories of refugees resettled in Houston.
The Texanist
November 23, 2016
Roar of the Crowd
Readers respond to the November 2016 issue.
Politics & Policy
November 23, 2016
Lost and Found
They have fled war-torn countries, given up livelihoods, and left behind possessions and family for the safety of a foreign world of cowboy hats and Walmarts. But the refugees who land in Amarillo’s Astoria Park have an ally who understands their confusion and loss: a 64-year-old former teacher named Miss
By Katy Vine![Katy Vine's Profile Photo]()
Politics & Policy
October 19, 2016
Right Aid
Despite the governor’s rhetoric, welcoming refugees is the Texas thing to do.
The Daily Post
November 30, 2015
Texas Without Syrian and Lebanese Refugees Would Not Be Texas
More specifically, Houston might be not be a world-class medical center, Austin might not be the Live Music Capital of the World, and the Aggies might not have that recent Heisman Trophy-winning alum.
Border & Immigration
November 24, 2015
Greg Abbott Loves Small Government—Until He Doesn’t Like What People Do With It
According to the governor, local mayors aren’t allowed to ban firearms in their city halls, and religious charities can only help people he approves of.
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True Crime
December 1, 1991
Murder in the Melting Pot
Some Vietnamese immigrants live the American dream. But for the family of Vu Dinh Chung, the dream turned into a fatal nightmare.
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Film & TV
October 1, 1986
After the Tears
Cambodian Lay Bun Sun escaped the terrors of the Khmer Rouge to film his dreams in Houston.