People are often unreasonable, illogical and self centered;Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;Be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies;Succeed anyway. If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;Be honest and frank anyway. What you…
The Myth of America
On my wall hangs a woodblock print of part of “The New Colossus,” Emma Lazarus’s famous poem about the Statue of Liberty. Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. My daughter likes to be lifted up to look at the print. She likes the three red stars…
One Way into Resettlement
Everyone has their own unique path into refugee resettlement. For some, it’s lived experience: they were displaced themselves, perhaps even being resettled by the agency they now work for. Others began as volunteers, tumbling into a job they loved after spending a few months in the company of refugees. Still others may have earned social…
Why I Started this Blog
In early 2025, the roof fell in on refugee resettlement in the US. Or perhaps it’s more accurate to say that the roof was deliberately blown up and the wreckage left to fall in on all of us working in resettlement. And thousands of vulnerable waiting at the door were left outside in the elements….