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(Im)migration News Recap, Aug. 19-25

by Victoria Macchi

   Editor's note: We want you to know what's happening, why and how it
   could impact your life, family or business, so we created a weekly
   digest of the top original immigration, migration and refugee reporting
   from across VOA. Questions? Tips? Comments? Email the VOA immigration
   team: ImmigrationUnit@voanews.com.

   Standing by for Syria return

   The U.N. says it's too soon to allow exiled Syrians to return home from
   neighboring Lebanon and Jordan. "We believe that conditions are not yet
   ready," an official told VOA.

   Eid in absentia

   VOA spent the holiday with [1]Muslim refugees in Cox's Bazar,
   Bangladesh, one year after their displacement from neighboring Myanmar.
   Some of the younger residents took a spin on a rustic, wooden Ferris
   wheel -- a moment of respite from what the U.N. recently said is
   becoming a dire situation for more than 100,000 [2]school-age children.
   Yet the U.N. believes it's still unsafe for the refugees to [3]return
   home.

   Anyunghaseyo, Summer!

   Two generations of Korean-American kids growing up in Minnesota have
   had an alternative to learning tennis or romping around the backyard.
   "[4]Korean Culture Camp, when I was a kid, was my favorite week of the
   year."

References

   1. https://www.voanews.com/a/rohingya-refugees-eid-bangladesh-camps/4540138.html
   2. https://www.voanews.com/a/un-rohingya-refugee-children-denied-education-face-bleak-future/4540894.html
   3. https://www.voanews.com/a/one-year-after-fleeing-rohingya-refugees-say-myanmar-still-unsafe/4542470.html
   4. https://www.voanews.com/a/us-camp-for-korean-children/4535741.html