/tags/bhutan bhutan en-US Copyright Thu, 26 Dec 2019 19:09:01 GMT /storycorps-columbus/2019-12-26/bhutanese-refugee-finds-a-second-life-in-columbus Jhuma Nath Achayra had never heard the word 鈥渞efugee鈥� until he and his family were forced from their homeland in Bhutan. They found themselves part of the鈥� Thu, 26 Dec 2019 19:09:01 GMT /storycorps-columbus/2019-12-26/bhutanese-refugee-finds-a-second-life-in-columbus Michael De Bonis, Leticia Wiggins /news/2018-01-29/once-an-immigrant-this-columbus-officer-now-reaches-out-to-new-americans On a Thursday morning, Officer Khaled Bahgat drives his police cruiser to the Northeast side of Columbus. There, in an aging apartment development, lives鈥� Mon, 29 Jan 2018 10:00:00 GMT /news/2018-01-29/once-an-immigrant-this-columbus-officer-now-reaches-out-to-new-americans /news/2017-10-11/akrons-centering-pregnancy-groups-find-an-eager-audience-bhutanese-refugees Nine pregnant women get together on Friday mornings on Summa Health Systems鈥� Akron campus, in a room that looks more like a living room than a medical鈥� Wed, 11 Oct 2017 09:00:00 GMT /news/2017-10-11/akrons-centering-pregnancy-groups-find-an-eager-audience-bhutanese-refugees M.L. Schultze /news/2017-10-06/a-marriage-made-in-akron-thanks-to-president-bush Over the last decade, the International Institute of Akron brought thousands of people from Nepal to Akron. It also brought Tiffany Ann Stacy and Amber鈥� Fri, 06 Oct 2017 18:23:06 GMT /news/2017-10-06/a-marriage-made-in-akron-thanks-to-president-bush M.L. Schultze /news/2017-10-04/could-akrons-next-sound-be-a-fusion-with-nepal The look of Akron鈥檚 North Hill has changed significantly since Bhutanese refugees began arriving here a decade ago. But the sound has changed even more.鈥� Wed, 04 Oct 2017 09:00:02 GMT /news/2017-10-04/could-akrons-next-sound-be-a-fusion-with-nepal M.L. Schultze /wksu-stories/2017-10-03/could-akrons-next-sound-be-a-fusion-with-nepal EDITOR'S NOTE: This second part of a collaboration between WKSU and the Huffington Post focuses on the impact of Bhutanese refugees on the music of... Tue, 03 Oct 2017 09:30:00 GMT /wksu-stories/2017-10-03/could-akrons-next-sound-be-a-fusion-with-nepal M.L. Schultze, M.L. Schultze /wksu-stories/2017-10-02/creating-community-ten-years-after-the-migration-of-bhutanese-refugees-to-akron-began Editors's note: This is the first report in a week-long series WKSU is doing on the integration of Bhutanese-Nepali refugees, who began their migration... Mon, 02 Oct 2017 09:30:00 GMT /wksu-stories/2017-10-02/creating-community-ten-years-after-the-migration-of-bhutanese-refugees-to-akron-began M.L. Schultze, M.L. Schultze /news/2017-09-01/a-bhutanese-familys-mourning-may-end-with-eviction-after-neighbors-complain Around 40 people gather in Hem and Leela Timsina鈥檚 two-bedroom apartment Wednesday afternoon."Today is the 13th day of death rituals of our dear mother,"鈥� Fri, 01 Sep 2017 09:00:00 GMT /news/2017-09-01/a-bhutanese-familys-mourning-may-end-with-eviction-after-neighbors-complain Adora Namigadde /news/2017-08-21/university-of-akron-establishes-scholarships-for-bhutanese-nepali-students The University of Akron has created eight new scholarships for members of the Bhutanese-Nepali refugee community. The announcement was made at this鈥� Mon, 21 Aug 2017 16:51:53 GMT /news/2017-08-21/university-of-akron-establishes-scholarships-for-bhutanese-nepali-students M.L. Schultze /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2017-06-02/bhutanese-nepali-refugees-in-central-ohio More than 20,000 Bhutanese-Nepali refugees have settled in Ohio since the 1990s. As they've integrated into Columbus and the surrounding communities,鈥� Fri, 02 Jun 2017 09:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2017-06-02/bhutanese-nepali-refugees-in-central-ohio