Hello to everyone interested in Bhutanese resettlement in the US,

The IOM now indicates that 17,612 refugees have been resettled in the
US. See this:
http://www.apfanews.com/stories/unhcr-iom-say-20000-resettle-so-far/

By the way, you should check out the APFA news to get some news of the
camps. Note that one of the Bhutanese camp leaders, K. B. Khadka, was
killed a short time ago and that threats are now being made against the
lives of other leaders and their families.
http://www.apfanews.com/category/stories/

Also, for older Bhutanese who are not able to read English or Nepali
news, this site has podcasts regarding the camps. This one relates the
flood during Teej:
http://www.apfanews.com/podcast/flood-in-camp-during-teej/

Bhutanese refugees continue to flow into central New Hampshire. We now
have somewhere over 700.

The local Nepali community here is organizing a Dashain party on
September 26 at a rented hall in Concord, NH. Last year over 200 Nepalis
attended but only a handful of the Bhutanese. The entry fee of
$25/person is just too high for the refugees – $125 for a family of 5.
It is also too much for volunteers to contribute to help the families.

Doug Hall

(To join the Bhutanese Refugee Google Group, go here: http://groups.google.com/group/bhutaneseresettlement?hl=en)