Syrians coming to Detroit - via Humans of New York (Troy: houses, theater)

[magellan]

The online photographers "Humans of New York" have been featuring Syrian refugees this past week.

...The years we’ve spent as refugees have been very tough, but we’ve just learned that we’re going to Detroit, Michigan. I have a brother-in-law who says it’s very nice there. He says he is allowed to work legally and officially. So hopefully I can start driving again. He says there is heating in the houses and the water is warm when you shower. And he says that America cares about children. He tells me that there is a bus that picks them up and takes them to school.”

https://www.facebook.com/humansofnew...type=3&theater

The comments under these entrees are unbelievably heartwarming.

[keraT]

I came here to make similar post. It was heart warming to read the stories of 12 family on their way to USA. There were several family moving to Metro Detroit area. I was proud of MI. All the simple things we take for granted are luxury for these family & many of them were just like us (considering these luxury as basic life necessity) before the war. How life can change in a blink of an eye.


There was the scientist featured before this family who is moving to Troy. His family home was bombed and he lost his wife & daughter. President Obama made a comment on Human of New York page welcoming him. I suggest everyone take few minutes to read their story, brings tears to your eyes

[magellan]

Originally Posted by keraT

I came here to make similar post. It was heart warming to read the stories of 12 family on their way to USA. There were several family moving to Metro Detroit area. I was proud of MI. All the simple things we take for granted are luxury for these family & many of them were just like us (considering these luxury as basic life necessity) before the war. How life can change in a blink of an eye.


There was the scientist featured before this family who is moving to Troy. His family home was bombed and he lost his wife & daughter. President Obama made a comment on Human of New York page welcoming him. I suggest everyone take few minutes to read their story, brings tears to your eyes

Yes! That was a good one too... So many welcoming Michiganders.

https://www.facebook.com/humansofnew...type=3&theater

[MS313]

Wow... that's great. All of the things we take for granted here. I've never seen so many people appreciate things like those in the comments section. It makes everything we complain about not having so silly.

[magellan]

No words:

“I built this compound for my family. I saved the money for it, I designed it myself, and I oversaw the construction. The first missile tore through the yellow house and exploded inside the pink house. It was a government anti-personnel missile. They are not supposed to be used in residential areas. Inside were 116 small bombs, and each bomb was filled with needles and shrapnel. The pink house belonged to my brother and his entire family was torn to pieces. The second missile landed in the green house but did not explode. That was my house. If the missile had exploded, I wouldn’t have any children left. But it only destroyed the top floor where my wife and daughter were. Sixteen people died in the attack. Seven were from my family."

(Istanbul, Turkey)

https://www.facebook.com/humansofnew...type=3&theater

[SageCats]

Here's another article. Repopulating Detroit: Welcoming immigrants and refugees is necessary
I'm glad Detroit is improving and the immigrants and refugees play a big role in this.

[MS313]

Originally Posted by magellan

No words:

“I built this compound for my family. I saved the money for it, I designed it myself, and I oversaw the construction. The first missile tore through the yellow house and exploded inside the pink house. It was a government anti-personnel missile. They are not supposed to be used in residential areas. Inside were 116 small bombs, and each bomb was filled with needles and shrapnel. The pink house belonged to my brother and his entire family was torn to pieces. The second missile landed in the green house but did not explode. That was my house. If the missile had exploded, I wouldn’t have any children left. But it only destroyed the top floor where my wife and daughter were. Sixteen people died in the attack. Seven were from my family."

(Istanbul, Turkey)

https://www.facebook.com/humansofnew...type=3&theater

That's crazy... so much stuff goes on that we don't know/ hear about. And I know that bomb too, I had a co-worker in his mid 20's who was a veteran that calculated those type of bombs and where they will land.