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Apr 17
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2025 Community World Trivia Results: The Bird Brains Win Title of “Buffalo’s Most Globally Smart!”

By Education, Events
International smarts, camaraderie, laughs, and much enthusiasm – results are officially in following another successful and festive Community World Trivia competition, hosted again this year on the Roswell Park campus. Trivia aficionados once again gathered on the Roswell Park campus to test their knowledge, show their enthusiasm, and enjoy some dinner, all in support of the International Institute of Buffalo…
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Apr 11
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Help Refugees Without Spending Any Money…

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We need your help. In 2024 alone, upstate agencies assisted 6,785 people as they rebuilt their lives. Since 2017, NYSESRP funding from Albany has sustained and supported refugee resettlement agencies as they do the vital work of empowering refugees to become economically and socially self-sufficient as they put down roots in our communities. Nationwide, 50% of resettlement agencies closed during…
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Apr 02
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Farouk El-Baz: Arab American Heritage Month, Recognizing Immigrants and Refugees

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  In honor of Arab American Heritage Month, we continue to recognize the economic, cultural, political, and social contributions of notable immigrants and refugees who've helped shape America's vibrant tapestry. Today, we highlight Farouk El-Baz, an Egyptian American scientist whose work was instrumental in planning NASA's Apollo Program. He was part of the team responsible for selecting the lunar sites…
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Mar 31
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Rizzo-Choi Honored by the City of Buffalo for Women’s History Month

By Education, News
Majority Leader for the Buffalo Common Council Leah Halton-Pope, Jennifer Rizzo-Choi, and Mayor Scanlon Executive Director Jennifer Rizzo-Choi was one of eight women honored during a ceremony held at Buffalo City Hall today to celebrate Women's History Month. Along with the accomplishments of the honorees, Mayor Christopher P. Scanlon recognized the contributions and achievements women have made throughout the City…
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Mar 28
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March 2025 Newsletter

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The latest from the International Institute of Buffalo in the form of our March 2025 Newsletter. In this month's newsletter: Executive Director Jennifer Rizzo-Choi on the suspension of The United States Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) and how IIB is adjusting Community World Trivia coming Thursday, April 17 IIB is now on Bluesky IIB in the News A Spotlight on the…
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Mar 27
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Rizzo-Choi Explains Navigating the Future on the Policy Outsider Podcast

By Media Mentions
Executive Director Jennifer Rizzo-Choi was a guest on Policy Outsider, a podcast from the Rockefeller Institute of Government that takes the listener “outside the halls of power to understand how decisions of law and policy shape our everyday lives.” On the program, she discusses the benefits that refugee resettlement services have in the community, and how the International of Buffalo…
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Mar 19
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Record-breaking Student Participation at Model United Nations Competition

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Record-breaking Student Participation Highlights 21st Annual Model United Nations Competition The International Institute of Buffalo hosted its most successful Model United Nations competition in its 21 years of sponsoring the event. This year’s gathering beat last year’s competition as the largest ever, welcoming 789 students from 46 area high schools. The delegates represented 84 countries. Last year, 732 students represented 73…
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Mar 05
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IIB Welcomes 47 New Americans from 20 Countries!

By In the Community, News
We were honored to welcome 47 New Americans from 20 countries as they took their citizenship oaths at the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services Naturalization Ceremony at the Robert H. Jackson United States Courthouse in downtown Buffalo. These New Americans are from: Bangladesh, Burma, Burundi, Canada, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Kinshasa), Cuba, Germany, Greece, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Kuwait, Mexico, Pakistan, Somalia,…
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