Understanding & Supporting Refugees - PRWeb Press Release Group http://www.prweb.com Understanding the refugee experience and their typical stages of adjustment and development in their new home. - Powered by PRWeb and RSSPad en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Nearly Frozen Refugee Thaws Out and Writes Book to Help Others Adjust http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/11/prweb470110.htm "When my plane left Thailand in 1993, it was 70 degrees. When I arrived in Minnesota, it was 32 degrees below zero!" That was Yorn Yan's first encounter with his new life in America. Yan is a refugee from Cambodia. He is now the director of the United Cambodian Association of Minnesota in St. Paul. He knows first hand what it means to go from "new arrival" to community leader. Yan wants to help other refugees make this difficult transition. He has translated his years of experience as a refugee, a consultant, and nonprofit executive into a practical guide titled, "New Americans, New Promise: A Guide to the Refugee Journey in America." (PRWeb Nov 3, 2006)

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