humanitarianism

In 2006, the U.S. State Department designated Burmese refugees a “population of special humanitarian concern,” marking the beginning of a steady stream of Burmese refugees into the U.S.. In recent years, Burmese people have made up one of the largest group of refugees in the U.S.. According to the Burmese American Community Institute, between 2001 and July 2012, nearly 100,000 Burmese refugees resettled in the U.S., 100 of which live in Ithaca, N.Y.