Abdul Alkekhai and his wife Fatima Monla Ali are two new students in our English program. They arrived from Syria three months ago. One of their daughters remains behind, now unable to join them. “I am tears,” Fatima said in English, showing a trail down her cheeks.
This Saturday, September 24th, the Our Neighbors, Ourselves art gallery and fundraiser will be held at the new Stanley Marketplace in Denver. The gallery event will be accompanied by local music acts including Porlolo, Tom Hagerman of the Denver-based rock band DeVotchKa with members of the Colorado Symphony, and special appearances from members of the Flobots.
AURORA | The Cherry Arts Festival at Stanley isn’t the only dash of cultural potpourri hitting northwest Aurora this month. Stanley Marketplace, north Aurora’s forthcoming gastronomic and cultural bazaar on Dallas Street, will host a benefit Sept. 24, set to feature music, food and art, for local nonprofit Project Worthmore.
We are looking forward to the challenge of welcoming an increase of refugee immigrants to Colorado this next year. As you have probably seen on the news there is a lot of debate and even fear in welcoming new refugees but despite the debate and media fires, we will serve all refugees regardless of their home…
My name is Tun Lin. When I was 13 years old, I moved from my home in Myanmar to Malaysia. My parents stayed in Myanmar. They said they were too old to start a new life in a new country. I was young, so I left. I lived in Malaysia with my brother for three…