Click here to read a profile from 2018 to learn May Shogan's story and how she started at the International Institute of Buffalo 34 years ago! Click here to make a contribution to support IIB educational programs!
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Executive Director Jennifer Rizzo-Choi recently appeared on AM Buffalo with host Emily Lampa to celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. They covered our event, We Stand For Peace, which is happening Sunday, May 21 from Noon- 4 p.m. They also discussed how IIB makes Western New York a better place for, and because of, immigrants and refugees and the…
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Executive Director Jennifer Rizzo-Choi recently appeared on WIVB's AM Buffalo with former Ukrainian refugee Karina Krantz. Krantz, now the owner of the local business, Filled with Love Buffalo, spoke to host Chelsea Lovell. She described her family's early experiences in the U.S. and how she pays it forward to help other refugees just starting their own journey in America. Karina…
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In case you missed it, WGRZ TV featured our annual Community World Trivia competition. This year the fun and friendly event took place on the Roswell Park campus. You can click here to see the sights and hear the sounds in the full feature. For full details, including all the winning teams from this year's competition, click here. Community World…
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Executive Director Jennifer Rizzo-Choi spoke with Spectrum News to discuss new U.S.-Canada immigration policy that now allows Canada to send asylum seekers back to the U.S. within 14 days of crossing. Click here to watch the story.
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