Refugee Group Arrival to Utica, N.Y. 2005-2012

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    Refugee Group Arrivals to Utica, N.Y. 2005 - 2012

  • 294 Refugees arrive from Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Former Soviet Union, Lithuania, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Lebanon, Liberia, Burma, Sierra Leone, Somalia and Sudan.

    294 Refugees arrive from Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Former Soviet Union, Lithuania, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Lebanon, Liberia, Burma, Sierra Leone, Somalia and Sudan.

    Former Soviet Union refugees arrive to U.S. through the Lautenberg amendment, which gave status to citizens of the Former Soviet Union belonging to certain religious groups (Jews, Evangelical Christians, Ukrainian Catholics, and Ukrainian Orthodox Christians) which had been persecuted by the communist government (www.worldreliefmn.org)
  • 252 Refugees arrive from Bosnia, Ethiopia, Former Soviet Union, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Liberia, Burma and Somalia.

    252 Refugees arrive from Bosnia, Ethiopia, Former Soviet Union, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Liberia, Burma and Somalia.

    Iraqi refugees displaced due to 2006 bombing of the al-Askari mosque (important Shiah Muslim holy site), destroyed by bombing of extremists.

  • 598 Refugees arrive from Former Soviet Union, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Burma, and Somalia.

  • 590 Refugees arrive from Vietnam, Eritrea, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Iran, Iraq, Liberia, Burma and Somalia.

    590 Refugees arrive from Vietnam, Eritrea, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Iran, Iraq, Liberia, Burma and Somalia.

    The Burmese people came to the U.S. due to civil conflict arising from military rule.

  • 341 Refugees arrive from Vietnam, Ukraine, Iraq, Burma, Sudan and Bhutan.

  • 533 Refugees arrive from Vietnam, Congo, Former Soviet Union, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Iraq, Burma, Somalia, Sudan and Bhutan.

    533 Refugees arrive from Vietnam, Congo, Former Soviet Union, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Iraq, Burma, Somalia, Sudan and Bhutan.

    Somalian refugees came to the U.S. due to continued conflict arising from the lack of central government since 1991.

  • 397 Refugees arrive from Former Soviet Union, Ukraine, Iraq, Liberia, Burma, Bhutan and Sudan.

  • 129 Refugees arrive from Vietnam, Former Soviet Union, Iraq, Burma, Somalia and Bhutan.

    129 Refugees arrive from Vietnam, Former Soviet Union, Iraq, Burma, Somalia and Bhutan.

    The MVRCR's mission is to support and endorse the well being of culturally diverse individuals and families within their community by welcoming the refugee and immigrant population and creating opportunities and promoting understanding. Additionally they aid refugees and immigrants to sustain their cultural identity providing trust in home and life while assisting the community by shaping cultural competence and building bridges in the community (www.mvrcr.org).