Latest data on Bhutanese resettlement locations in US

[Doug Hall]

Hello all!

I recently requested and received an update to the number of Bhutanese
refugees who have been resettled in various cities and communities
around the US. The US State Department provided this data, current
through June 7, 2010.

I am attaching the Excel spreadsheet with the data. This can replace the
one now on the FoN website.

Note that there is a total column and a column for each federal fiscal
year (October 1 - September 30).

I should point out that these locations are the community where the
State Department records indicated the refugees were first to be
settled. Sometimes resettlement agencies cannot find housing in that
city or town and actually locate the refugees in a neighboring town.
Also, some refugees who arrived in 2008 may have moved from one city to
another to be closer to other family members, etc. So these figures
should be taken only as strong indication of current location, but it is
NOT a census of where people are actually living today.

Note that 27,580 have been admitted, not quite half of the total of
60,000 that the US has committed to bring into the country.

The largest single number is Denver with 991.

While Hartford CT has received only 21 and Boston only 120, tiny Concord
NH has received 553.

Some states have received none: Alabama, Maine, Mississippi, Wyoming,
for example.

This may be helpful for recruting volunteers who would like to help in
the resettlement process.

Doug Hall

[Aaron Rome]

Thanks Doug,

I will post this info.

Thanks,

Aaron
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[Gary Shostak]

Thanks Doug. Hope all is well.

gary

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[Ralph]

Just wanted to clarify statistics. All the Georgia locations are in
metro Atlanta. Top 3 Metro areas are :

1 Atlanta 2,060 ( 8% of total)
2 Dallas/Ft Worth 1302
3 Denver 1224
4 Phoenix 852
5 Houston 829

OBCA and SEWA Bhutanese Empowerment project have had conventions here.
ABA will follow in July.

[Darren Miller]

Group,

A while back, I believe there was some talk in this listserv about
translating a domestic abuse brochure into Nepali. Anyone know if
that ever got done?

Darren