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Web Series Highlights Whats Working About Refugee Resettlement
A new web series from the International Rescue Committee follows refugees resettled in New York, who work in a community garden in the Bronx.
"New Roots in the Bronx" follows refugees from Myanmar and Cameroon as they acclimate to life in the U.S. while working in urban community gardens, harvesting fresh fruits and vegetables for their families and communities. These represent some of the thousands the IRC resettles in 22 U.S. cities each year.
"We've taken something that can sometimes be a stale, unpersonal topic and really personalized it," Ruth Fertig, online community builder for the IRC, told Mashable. "Through the refugees stories themselves, we get to see how the IRC does…
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