/news/tags/bhutanese-refugees Bhutanese refugees en-US Copyright Fri, 08 Aug 2025 21:03:17 GMT /law-justice/2025-08-08/akron-police-department-welcomes-29-new-officers Mayor Shammas Malik swore in 29 new police officers and two fire department arson investigators Friday upon their graduation from the Akron Police Academy. The graduating class's training had an emphasis on community engagement, according to police officials. Fri, 08 Aug 2025 21:03:17 GMT /law-justice/2025-08-08/akron-police-department-welcomes-29-new-officers Abigail Bottar /community/2023-01-31/hes-sharing-his-farming-heritage-with-immigrants-in-akron Bhakta Rizal is a refugee from Bhutan who has resettled in Akron. He started Shanti Farms, a non-profit urban farming project focused on immigrant communities. Tue, 31 Jan 2023 11:00:27 GMT /community/2023-01-31/hes-sharing-his-farming-heritage-with-immigrants-in-akron Ygal Kaufman /community/2023-01-17/he-revived-his-love-of-nepali-music-after-settling-in-akron Meet Randhoj Pandhak, a Bhutanese refugee living in Akron, adapting to a new way of life and rediscovering his roots in music. This story is part of the "Sound of Us" series, "Arrivals." Tue, 17 Jan 2023 11:00:00 GMT /community/2023-01-17/he-revived-his-love-of-nepali-music-after-settling-in-akron Ygal Kaufman /news/community/2018-05-07/akrons-police-force-welcomes-its-first-refugee-officer Officer Damber Subba’s first shift Monday afternoon was patrolling familiar territory: Akron’s North Hill neighborhood. Here's more on the first-ever… Tue, 08 May 2018 02:48:15 GMT /news/community/2018-05-07/akrons-police-force-welcomes-its-first-refugee-officer M.L. Schultze /news/community/2017-10-26/an-akron-refugee-story-from-surviving-to-thriving Akron owes its only population growth since the turn of the century to a kingdom on the other side of the Earth. As many as 5,000 Nepali people have made… Fri, 27 Oct 2017 01:27:45 GMT /news/community/2017-10-26/an-akron-refugee-story-from-surviving-to-thriving M.L. Schultze /news/community/2017-10-06/a-marriage-made-in-akron-thanks-to-president-bush Editor's Note: This is the final installment in our week-long series looking at the impact of the Bhutanese refugees on Akron. It also is part of a… Fri, 06 Oct 2017 09:39:00 GMT /news/community/2017-10-06/a-marriage-made-in-akron-thanks-to-president-bush M.L. Schultze /news/community/2017-10-02/creating-community-ten-years-after-the-migration-of-bhutanese-refugees-to-akron-began Editors's note: This is the first report in a week-long series WKSU is doing on the integration of Bhutanese-Nepali refugees, who began their migration to… Mon, 02 Oct 2017 09:30:00 GMT /news/community/2017-10-02/creating-community-ten-years-after-the-migration-of-bhutanese-refugees-to-akron-began M.L. Schultze /news/education/2017-08-20/akron-establishes-scholarships-for-bhutanese-students The University of Akron has created eight new scholarships for members of the Bhutanese-refugee community. WKSU’s M.L. Schultze has more from the… Mon, 21 Aug 2017 00:40:38 GMT /news/education/2017-08-20/akron-establishes-scholarships-for-bhutanese-students M.L. Schultze /news/arts-culture/2017-05-18/shuffle-a-refugee-run-akron-music-school-introduces-its-sound-to-the-community A music school founded by Bhutanese refugees in Akron’s North Hill neighborhood is introducing its sound to the greater community.In this week’s Shuffle,… Thu, 18 May 2017 09:14:00 GMT /news/arts-culture/2017-05-18/shuffle-a-refugee-run-akron-music-school-introduces-its-sound-to-the-community Amanda Rabinowitz