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‘You have to start from scratch.’ Navigators at the World School guide students through the health-care maze

The Seattle World School in the Central District is gearing up for the new school year. Teachers are prepping for classes, lockers and classrooms are being cleaned out and readied to welcome new students. And, at the school's health clinic, two patient navigators are preparing to help students in a different way.

Ukrainian Holocaust survivors flee war again — this time to Germany

Germany has welcomed dozens of the oldest refugees fleeing Ukraine — those who survived the Holocaust during World War II. They've now narrowly escaped death for the second time in their lives.

Krakow, Poland's second-largest city, strains to accommodate Ukrainian refugees

More than 150,000 displaced Ukrainians now live in Krakow, increasing the population by 20% in just a few weeks. Now the city is helping them find long-term housing, jobs and spots in schools.

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The refugee double standard

Ukrainian refugees are being welcomed across Europe and here in the US. The response speaks to the dire need of the moment. And it's also not the response people fleeing other recent wars have received.

This Polish mayor has become a hero for Ukrainians in crisis. But what of his past?

Wojciech Bakun admits he was ill-prepared to become a front line humanitarian worker dealing with the rush of refugees from Ukraine. And some onlookers have been surprised by his response, too.

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What can Seattle expect from its new director of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs?

Last week Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell announced that Seattle Port Commissioner Hamdi Mohamed would be joining his administration as Director of the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs. But what does she hope to do in that position?

This 19th-century short story might help combat racism against refugees today

India's Rabindranath Tagore was the first nonwhite writer to win the Nobel Prize in literature. His 1892 story, "The Kabuliwala," fostered empathy for migrants and refugees. It still resonates today.