/tags/ukrainian-refugees Ukrainian refugees en-US WLRN Tue, 21 Jun 2022 22:16:00 GMT /2022-06-21/local-teacher-to-teach-ukrainian-refugees-in-europe-fort-lauderdales-boring-tunnel-cuba-an-american-history Fort Lauderdale has taken the next step in possibly building an Elon Musk tunnel under Las Olas. Plus, a South Florida teacher goes to Poland, where he's going to help teach Polish and Ukrainian refugee students. And this month’s Sundial Book Club is about the intense and intertwined history between the U.S. and Cuba. Tue, 21 Jun 2022 22:16:00 GMT /2022-06-21/local-teacher-to-teach-ukrainian-refugees-in-europe-fort-lauderdales-boring-tunnel-cuba-an-american-history Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Caitie Muñoz /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-05-20/millions-rushed-to-leave-ukraine-now-the-queue-to-return-home-stretches-for-miles If you want to get into Ukraine by vehicle, you might have to wait hours at the Medyka border, where people sit in a line of cars that stretches for miles and takes hours to move. Fri, 20 May 2022 15:26:04 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-05-20/millions-rushed-to-leave-ukraine-now-the-queue-to-return-home-stretches-for-miles Ayen Bior, Ari Shapiro, Matt Ozug /local-news/2022-05-03/miss-ukraine-international-is-in-west-palm-beach-she-is-helping-kids-in-the-black-sea-city-of-odesa Miss Ukraine International 2021 is unable to return back to Odesa, Ukraine, after Russians invaded her country during her stay in Florida. Tue, 03 May 2022 22:00:00 GMT /local-news/2022-05-03/miss-ukraine-international-is-in-west-palm-beach-she-is-helping-kids-in-the-black-sea-city-of-odesa Wilkine Brutus /2022-05-03/a-wrongful-conviction-finally-righted-a-fiu-student-helping-ukraine-little-haiti-book-festival We hear the story of a man who spent 32 years behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit. Plus, an FIU student is trying to help her family and others stuck in the war back home in Ukraine. And during Haitian Heritage Month, we're speaking with an award-winning author about the significance of this celebration. Tue, 03 May 2022 14:00:00 GMT /2022-05-03/a-wrongful-conviction-finally-righted-a-fiu-student-helping-ukraine-little-haiti-book-festival Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Caitie Muñoz /news/2022-04-18/missile-strikes-in-western-ukraine-kill-6-as-country-braces-for-new-assault-in-east Russian missile strikes on the western Ukrainian city of Lviv killed six people and wounded at least eight, the regional governor said, which appeared to target military infrastructure facilities Mon, 18 Apr 2022 11:02:15 GMT /news/2022-04-18/missile-strikes-in-western-ukraine-kill-6-as-country-braces-for-new-assault-in-east The Associated Press /2022-04-18/speaking-of-genocide-biden-escalates-the-war-of-words-over-ukraine The concept and practice of the U.S. government deciding what to recognize as a genocide is profoundly political, both in contemporary and historical cases. Mon, 18 Apr 2022 11:00:37 GMT /2022-04-18/speaking-of-genocide-biden-escalates-the-war-of-words-over-ukraine Ron Elving /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-04-15/ukrainian-jews-displaced-by-war-find-passover-especially-poignant-this-year The Passover story is about displacement and the search for a promised land. For Ukrainian Jews this Passover, the story has special resonance as the holiday finds them scattered across the world. Fri, 15 Apr 2022 10:43:49 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-04-15/ukrainian-jews-displaced-by-war-find-passover-especially-poignant-this-year Deena Prichep /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-04-13/residents-of-a-devastated-chernihiv-ponder-their-future-after-a-russian-siege-ends For weeks, the Ukrainian city was bombarded daily. Villages outside of town were reduced to rubble. Residents are cleaning up and wondering how to move forward with their homes and livelihoods gone. Wed, 13 Apr 2022 11:35:26 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-04-13/residents-of-a-devastated-chernihiv-ponder-their-future-after-a-russian-siege-ends Becky Sullivan /2022-04-11/climate-resiliency-in-broward-ukrainian-art-in-miami-a-love-letter-to-haitian-creole Broward County’s plan to prepare for rising temperatures and rising seas. A Ukrainian couple shares stories of the art shows they’re doing in South Florida and how the pieces speak deeply to what’s happening in Ukraine. Plus, the romantic and rebellious language of Haitian Creole. Mon, 11 Apr 2022 21:16:30 GMT /2022-04-11/climate-resiliency-in-broward-ukrainian-art-in-miami-a-love-letter-to-haitian-creole Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Caitie Muñoz /news/2022-04-01/south-florida-chef-helps-prepare-meals-for-ukrainians-fleeing-war A Miami chef is working with World Central Kitchen on the Ukrainian Polish border. She shares her experiences. Fri, 01 Apr 2022 21:18:26 GMT /news/2022-04-01/south-florida-chef-helps-prepare-meals-for-ukrainians-fleeing-war Leslie Ovalle Atkinson