Follow the following links to find out more about the refugee and immigrant population in Utica: 

Resettlement Statistics 
The Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugee's arrival statistics. Organized by year and country of origin. 

"Utica Refugees" 
PBS, Religion & Ethics Newsweekly (Video)
April 25, 2008

"The Town that Loves Refugees"
Refugees Magainze, Vol. 1, No. 138, 2005
published by the UN Refugee Agency

"Second Chance City: A wave of refugees is bringing new life to a dying American town"
Reader's Digest, 2007 

"Utica, NY, Draws Immigrant Population"
NPR, Morning Edition (Audio)
February 1, 2006

Organizations:

• Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees
• United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)
• U.S. Committee on Refugees and Immigrants
• Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service
• Cultural Orientation Resource Center
• US Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration
• Center for Migration Studies
• National Immigration Forum

Information on Refugees from Burma: 

• Refugees from Burma: Their Backgrounds and Refugee Experiences (Cultural Orientation Resource Center)
• UNHCR Quick Fact Sheet: Burmese Resettlement from Tham Hin Camp in Thailand
• Assistance Association for Politcal Prisoners (Burma)
• US Campaign for Burma
• Burma: It can't wait
• Free Burma Rangers
• Karen Culture
• Short Video: This is our home 

Other Links:

• World Refugee: Latest News from the WN Network
• Study: Refugee Settlement in Utica an Economic Plus
• LIRS: FAQs about Refugee Resettlement
• Human Rights Watch Refugee Page
• 2000 Census