“International Refugees in Texas: How They Get Here and What Happens Next”
More than 70,000 refugees from 78 countries now call Houston home, making the city the largest refugee resettlement site in Texas and one of the largest in the U.S. Most of our refugees coming from Burma, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Iraq, and Syria. Many of these people escaped life-threatening situations in their motherlands and lived in refugee camps for years before getting the lucky opportunity to resettle to the United States. Even then, the obstacles they face are immense. This talk will explore the resettlement process, the challenges, and the opportunities facing refugees resettled to Texas.
David Savage is an M.D./Ph.D. candidate at UTHealth McGovern Medical School in Houston, Texas, and aspires to be a primary care internist. He has worked with refugees from Asia and Africa, with utmost respect for the resilience of people who take the risk of leaving their homeland for the United States.
TEDx Video – David Savage