/tags/bhutan bhutan en-US Copyright Thu, 26 Dec 2019 19:09:01 GMT /storycorps-columbus/2019-12-26/bhutanese-refugee-finds-a-second-life-in-columbus Jhuma Nath Achayra had never heard the word “refugee” until he and his family were forced from their homeland in Bhutan. They found themselves part of the… Thu, 26 Dec 2019 19:09:01 GMT /storycorps-columbus/2019-12-26/bhutanese-refugee-finds-a-second-life-in-columbus Michael De Bonis, Leticia Wiggins /news/2018-01-29/once-an-immigrant-this-columbus-officer-now-reaches-out-to-new-americans On a Thursday morning, Officer Khaled Bahgat drives his police cruiser to the Northeast side of Columbus. There, in an aging apartment development, lives… Mon, 29 Jan 2018 10:00:00 GMT /news/2018-01-29/once-an-immigrant-this-columbus-officer-now-reaches-out-to-new-americans /news/2017-10-11/akrons-centering-pregnancy-groups-find-an-eager-audience-bhutanese-refugees Nine pregnant women get together on Friday mornings on Summa Health Systems’ Akron campus, in a room that looks more like a living room than a medical… Wed, 11 Oct 2017 09:00:00 GMT /news/2017-10-11/akrons-centering-pregnancy-groups-find-an-eager-audience-bhutanese-refugees M.L. Schultze /news/2017-10-06/a-marriage-made-in-akron-thanks-to-president-bush Over the last decade, the International Institute of Akron brought thousands of people from Nepal to Akron. It also brought Tiffany Ann Stacy and Amber… Fri, 06 Oct 2017 18:23:06 GMT /news/2017-10-06/a-marriage-made-in-akron-thanks-to-president-bush M.L. Schultze /news/2017-10-04/could-akrons-next-sound-be-a-fusion-with-nepal The look of Akron’s North Hill has changed significantly since Bhutanese refugees began arriving here a decade ago. But the sound has changed even more.… Wed, 04 Oct 2017 09:00:02 GMT /news/2017-10-04/could-akrons-next-sound-be-a-fusion-with-nepal M.L. Schultze /wksu-stories/2017-10-03/could-akrons-next-sound-be-a-fusion-with-nepal EDITOR'S NOTE: This second part of a collaboration between WKSU and the Huffington Post focuses on the impact of Bhutanese refugees on the music of... Tue, 03 Oct 2017 09:30:00 GMT /wksu-stories/2017-10-03/could-akrons-next-sound-be-a-fusion-with-nepal M.L. Schultze, M.L. Schultze /wksu-stories/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... Mon, 02 Oct 2017 09:30:00 GMT /wksu-stories/2017-10-02/creating-community-ten-years-after-the-migration-of-bhutanese-refugees-to-akron-began M.L. Schultze, M.L. Schultze /news/2017-09-01/a-bhutanese-familys-mourning-may-end-with-eviction-after-neighbors-complain Around 40 people gather in Hem and Leela Timsina’s two-bedroom apartment Wednesday afternoon."Today is the 13th day of death rituals of our dear mother,"… Fri, 01 Sep 2017 09:00:00 GMT /news/2017-09-01/a-bhutanese-familys-mourning-may-end-with-eviction-after-neighbors-complain Adora Namigadde /news/2017-08-21/university-of-akron-establishes-scholarships-for-bhutanese-nepali-students The University of Akron has created eight new scholarships for members of the Bhutanese-Nepali refugee community. The announcement was made at this… Mon, 21 Aug 2017 16:51:53 GMT /news/2017-08-21/university-of-akron-establishes-scholarships-for-bhutanese-nepali-students M.L. Schultze /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2017-06-02/bhutanese-nepali-refugees-in-central-ohio More than 20,000 Bhutanese-Nepali refugees have settled in Ohio since the 1990s. As they've integrated into Columbus and the surrounding communities,… Fri, 02 Jun 2017 09:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2017-06-02/bhutanese-nepali-refugees-in-central-ohio