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Scenario

When refugee communities split over integration versus preservation

Our refugee support group has become divided because some of us want to focus on integration and learning American ways while others want to maintain our traditions and support newcomers who can't speak English yet — and now people are taking sides instead of showing up for each other.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A community is fracturing over competing visions of how to build belonging in their new country.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Belonging for immigrants and refugees?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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