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Supports for
Refugee Students and Families in Chicago
Refugees in Chicago
What is a refugee?
"A refugee is defined as a person who has fled his or her home country and cannot return based upon a “well-founded fear of persecution” due to race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a social group" (Haoming 2021).
Statistics on Refugees in Chicago
Statistics from Chicago.gov and Chicago Public Schools
Source:
de los Reyes, W., Rehman, A., Aragula, S., & Saw, A. (2023). Building a home in Chicago: Integration and mental health in a newcomer Rohingya refugee community. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000626
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