Since I came back to Austin, I've continued helping out at the Multicultural Refugee Coalition as a Language Coordinator. That mostly means I've been helping to run their software reading program, IBM's Reading Companion.
Here is a short film about what the MRC does:
This Austin Life
The Nepali speakers that I know in Austin have come from refugee camps in Nepal. Their homeland is Bhutan, and they are ethnically Nepali. They make up a pretty large percentage of the people who use the MRC.
Here is a Euronews feature on the Bhutanese refugees that was brought to my attention by my friend Ram:
Focus on Bhutan Refugees
Here is a short film about what the MRC does:
This Austin Life
The Nepali speakers that I know in Austin have come from refugee camps in Nepal. Their homeland is Bhutan, and they are ethnically Nepali. They make up a pretty large percentage of the people who use the MRC.
Here is a Euronews feature on the Bhutanese refugees that was brought to my attention by my friend Ram:
Focus on Bhutan Refugees