Welcome to the United States: Refugee Orientation DVD/Videotape

This DVD/videotape from the Cultural Orientation Resource Center was created to help refugees adjust to their new lives in the United States. Topics include:

• Pre-arrival processing
• Resettlement agency
• Community services
• Housing
• Transportation
• Employment
• Health care
• Money management
• Cultural adjustment
• Rights and responsibilities of refugees
  

This resource was developed for use in overseas refugee orientation programs and may also be used by resettlement agency staff conducting refugee orientation in the U.S. The DVD/videotape is divided into five parts reinforcing key points in each chapter of the Welcome to the United States refugee guidebook. Throughout the viewing, former refugees living in the U.S. share their experiences and perspectives with newly arriving refugees.

The DVD version is currently available in English, Arabic, Farsi, Hmong, Karen, Karenni, Kirundi, Nepali, Russian, Somali, Swahili, and Tigrigna. The videotape (VHS format) is available in English, Af-Maay, Arabic, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Farsi, French, Hmong, Karen, Kirundi, Nepali, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, and Vietnamese.

The price for either a DVD or videotape is $17.

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