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Aug 07
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New Americans taking the oath of citizenship

IIB Welcomes 46 New Americans from 26 Countries!

By In the Community, News
We were honored to welcome 46 New Americans from 26 countries while they took their citizenship oaths at the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services Naturalization Ceremony in downtown Buffalo recently.  Here are the countries from which these new American citizens traveled:  Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Burma, Canada, China, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Eritrea, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria,…
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Aug 05
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Celebrating immigrant American Olympic athletes. Pictured is Abdi Abdirahman. Photo credit: TeamUSA.com

Celebrating Team USA: Immigrant Athletes’ Imprint on Olympic Games

By Education, Events, History, News
With the stunning opening ceremony now complete at the 2024 Olympics games in Paris, France, we’re continuing to spotlight world-class immigrant athletes who are or have competed for the U.S. National Team. Today, we recognize U.S. long-distance runner Abdi Abdirahman, who became the oldest runner to make the U.S. Olympic team in 2020. Born on January 1, 1977, in Mogadishu,…
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Aug 01
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Team USA Catarina Macario

Celebrating Team USA: Immigrant Athletes’ Imprint on Olympic Games

By Education, Events, History, News
In the spirit of the 2024 Olympics Games in Paris, we’re continuing to spotlight world-class immigrant athletes who are currently or have competed for the U.S. National Team. Today, we spotlight professional soccer player Catarina Macario. Born on October 4, 1999, in São Luis, Maranhão, Brazil, Catarina Macario began playing soccer early, at only four years old. Her older brother…
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Aug 01
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Donations Urgently Needed: New Refugee Families Arriving in August

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Update: We are no longer holding open donation hours on site. To coordinate your drop offs please contact our Donations Coordinator Cara at: donations@iibuff.org or call (716)883-1900 extension 329. Over the last several months, our number for resettlement has increased from 330 to 496 refugees. The difference of 166 people represents a 50.3 percent increase of our New American Integration…
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Aug 01
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Community Orientation Helps Newly Arrived Refugees Navigate Life in the U.S.

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The International Institute of Buffalo’s New American Integration (NAI) Department recently hosted its latest Community Orientation series. The two-day workshop helped our newly arrived clients navigate resources, expectations, and various new norms as they begin their new lives here in Western New York. The initiative, led by IIB’s Lead Resettlement Case Manager, Summer Cerbone, welcomed clients, including 11 families. The…
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Jul 31
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July 2024 Newsletter

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The latest from the International Institute of Buffalo in the form of our July 2024 Newsletter. Get more information about: A note on how immigrants and refugees are good for America from Executive Director Jennifer Rizzo-Choi News of a new baby in the IIB family A spotlight on the people who make IIB great Summer safety information flyers in Arabic,…
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Jul 30
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Team USA immigrant athlete, Paul Chelimo running

Celebrating Team USA: Immigrant Athletes’ Imprint on Olympic Games

By Education, Events, History, News
With the 2024 Olympics games in Paris, France off and running, we’re continuing to spotlight world-class immigrant athletes who are or have competed for the U.S. National team. Today, we recognize a track and field competitor who gained his citizenship through military service, Paul Chelimo. Born on October 27, 1990, in Iten, Kenya, Paul Chelimo grew up with posters of…
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Jul 28
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Philip Dutton waving. Photo is from TeamUSA.com

Celebrating Team USA: Immigrant Athlete’s Imprint on Olympic Games

By Education, Events, History, News
As the 2024 Olympics games in Paris, France, continue, we’re spotlighting world-class immigrant and refugee athletes who are competing or have competed for the U.S. National Team. Today, we spotlight seven-time Olympic Equestrian and three-time Olympic medalist, Philip Dutton. Phillip Dutton was born in Nyngan, Australia, on September 13th, 1963. Growing up on his family’s farm, Dutton was naturally introduced…
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Jul 26
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2024 Summer Olympics: Recognizing the IOC Refugee Team

By Education, Events, History, News
With the highly anticipated 2024 Olympics in Paris, France finally set to kick off with tonight’s opening ceremony, we’ll be taking time over the next 16 days to recognize world-class refugee and immigrant athletes who are competing or have competed for the U.S. National Team. But today, we’ll focus on a lesser-known entry that certainly deserves its flowers just the…
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