Printed Resources

1. Refugee Arts: A Strategy for Successful Resettlement - A manual designed by ICP to help refugee service providers and refugee artists use art as a way to increase success in resettlement. Particularly useful to resettlement workers, arts agencies, and refugee artists, the manual provides guidance and resources for tapping the skills of refugee artists as a resource and asset in a community's resettlement.
2. A Cultural Profile of the Somali Tunni - Cultural profile on recent Tunni refugee arrivals to the U.S. The document provides historical, social, and cultural background along with strategies for successful resettlement. This profile is in use by resettlement workers in approximately 140 agencies around the country, and is valuable to anyone in education or social services who works with these newly arrived populations.
3. Kurdish Profile - Cultural profile on new Kurdish refugee arrivals to the U.S.

Online Resources

1. Refugee Services Coalition of Central Pennsylvania - Links, contacts, and information about refugee services providers in the region.
2. Community Profiles - Features information about newly emerging ethnic communities in south Central Pennsylvania, including Indians and Chinese, and faith-based communities including Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, and Baha'is.