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(MURFREESBORO)  Members of the Murfreesboro Art League are helping the people of Ukraine by using their art to create funds for Ukrainian refugees. They have been making sunflower images in many different mediums, which will be sold to raise money. Art League President Suzanne LeBeau said, “Not only are sunflowers a sign of strength and a symbol of Ukraine,  They also help clear the air and ground of toxins, so they were used to help clean up the nuclear wast ...

The swift fall of the Afghan government to the Taliban and the refugee crisis in the conflict-torn nation is a painful reminder to many Vietnamese-Americans, many of whom were forced to leave their nation after Saigon fell in 1975. Special Correspondent Mike Cerre reports on how the Vietnamese community in Seattle is reaching out to help Afghan refugees. The story is part of our ongoing series ‘Chasing the Dream: Poverty and Opportunity in America.’

The United States provides a special immigrant visa to resettle such individuals.