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Learn more about the COR Center and its newest resources
Download our brochure and addendum flyer.

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New Refugee Backgrounder
Learn more about our new Enhanced Refugee Backgrounder, Refugees from Iraq.

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Refugee Families and Refugee Youth Videos
Learn more about these new videos from the COR Center.

Resource Corner

Browse our collection of free downloadable digests including Cultural Orientation for Refugees

Browse the COR Center Web site for updates on refugee resettlement, news and statistics, curricula, and publications.

Related Resources

Newcomer education
Learn about resources to help educators serving newcomer students in U.S. schools.

Adult ESL Resources
Browse CAL's resources for adult English language learners.

 

Refugee Integration

The United States accepts tens of thousands of refugees each year from diverse regions of the world. Increasingly, they come from more countries and more ethnicities than ever before, and meeting their resettlement needs in this context becomes more complex.

Since 1975, CAL has been a leader in refugee education and orientation. The Cultural Orientation Resource (COR) Center, housed at CAL, works closely with the U.S. government, international organizations, refugee resettlement agencies in the United States, and their representatives overseas to

  • Develop and distribute resources about refugee training and resettlement

  • Provide technical assistance regarding refugees' native cultures, languages, and orientation needs

  • Develop a network of refugee providers who exchange refugee orientation information, concerns, and best practices

We have provided a quick overview of some of the resources available from the COR Center. Many of CAL's resources designed to help English language learners are also described here and throughout our Web site.

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For more information, visit the COR Center Web site.

Publications and Resources

The COR Center specializes in the development of materials that help refugee newcomers understand fundamental aspects of life in the United States. Learn more.

Refugee Backgrounders

In the tradition of the culture profiles, COR Center Refugee Backgrounders provide key information about new refugee groups for U.S. resettlement workers but in a smaller digest format. Backgrounders are available in two formats, basic and enhanced. Our first Enhanced Refugee Backgrounder, Refugees from Iraq, is now available. Learn more.

Culture Profiles

The COR Center produces culture profiles to promote understanding of new refugee populations. Culture profiles provide short introductions to the history and the cultural background of refugee populations and are a valuable resource for service providers, employers, educators, and others interested in learning more about other cultures. Learn more about culture profiles.