War-Ravaged Lands: Refugees and Landing Missoula

war-ravaged lands: The International Rescue Committee and volunteers of Soft Landing Missoula stepped in to help after the community offered to help the latest refugees resettle in Montana, according to Metro News. County Commissioner Jean Curtiss said in an email that her office hasn't been in contact with any of the refugees, but she believes community members are doing all they can to welcome the families. Missoula has become a refuge for more than 40 men, women and children from war-ravaged lands in Africa and Iraq, more than 30 years after last of some 550 refugees from Southeast Asia, most of them Hmong who supported U.S. efforts in the secret war in Laos, were brought to western Montana. These refugee families have been through a lot so having a safe and supportive community to relocate in is a blessing for them, Curtiss said. The move has not been without controversy. In return the fabric of the Missoula community has been made even more beautiful with the culture, experiences, music and lives of our new neighbours from around the globe. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.