Refugees: Challenges, Opportunities, and Resources

Jill KoyamaUniversity at Buffalo

• Refugees in Buffalo• West side• Schools (PS 45 and others)

• Teaching refugees: Specific challenges• Languages• Cultural and social capital

• Learning from refugees: Specific opportunities• Languages• Cultural capital• Resilience• Relationships and social networks

• Moving forward together: Resources• Buffalo English Language Learners (BELL) Network

Database Project

http://www.bellnetwork.org/

BELL Network Database

Thank you.

For more information about the project, contact me at jillkoya@buffalo.edu