{"id":440464,"date":"2025-12-11T16:29:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T16:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/440464\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T16:29:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T16:29:17","slug":"mirys-list-nonprofit-hosts-special-dinner-in-culver-city-to-honor-journey-and-experiences-of-refugees-in-la","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/440464\/","title":{"rendered":"Miry&#8217;s List nonprofit hosts special dinner in Culver City to honor journey and experiences of refugees in LA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">CULVER CITY, Calif. (KABC) &#8212; A special dinner was held Wednesday night in Culver City to honor the journey and experiences of refugees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Nearly 100 people gathered at The Wende Museum for a Syrian dinner and a night of Afghan music. The event was hosted by <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/miryslist.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Miry&#8217;s List<\/a>, a community refugee services organization based in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;These are hard times,&#8221; said Miry&#8217;s List Founder Miry Whitehall. &#8220;Moving to a new place is extremely difficult, and when you factor in leaving quickly, under duress, not speaking the language, feeling a sense of home sickness, and loneliness &#8230; these are things that make it all the more difficult for refugees.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Whitehall founded the organization nearly a decade ago and said under the Trump administration, resources and pathways for refugees seeking asylum have been severely reduced, except for special immigrant visas for refugees who helped the U.S. military in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;We have more than 60 families in our program who have arrived to the U.S. since March of 2025,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Miry&#8217;s List has been a great source of help for Ahmad Roman, who received his asylum status in four years ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;Miry&#8217;s List supported me to bring my wife and my daughter to the U.S.,&#8221; said Roman, who now works with Mary&#8217;s List by helping other refugees connect with neighbors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;There are so many ways to get involved in supporting the new arrival community through Mary&#8217;s List,&#8221; said Whitehall. &#8220;You can send someone a housewarming gift, you can sign up to be an English tutor and help someone practice English. You can make a donation, you can give your time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">To learn more about Mary&#8217;s List, <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/miryslist.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><br class=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2025 KABC Television, LLC. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CULVER CITY, Calif. 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