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As the political debate over refugees in America heats up during this political season, this series explores the experiences of refugees who are settling, and have settled, in Virginia, and the programs that provide services for them. The Harrisonburg and Charlottesville areas lead the way in refugee resettlement in Virginia. Harrisonburg is second only to Northern Virginia in the number of resettled refugees, which numbered 260 in 2013.

Community Conversation: Refugees in Virginia

March 5th, in honor of National Listening Month, please join WMRA reporters Jordy Yager and Jessie Knadler, along with WMRA News Director Bob Leweke for a discussion of WMRA's special series Refugees in Virginia

The event is free and will be held Saturday, March 5th, from 3pm to 5pm at The Golden Pony in Harrisonburg.

Al Bartholet was Executive Director of WMRA/WEMC from July 2013 to October 2016.