Resettlement efforts ramp up again as more Afghans arrive in Illinois this month

By Stephanie Kim
Resettlement efforts ramp up this month as more Afghans arrive in Illinois
A child holds up a piece of artwork while drawing in a tent at Fort Bliss' Doña Ana Village, in New Mexico, where Afghan refugees are being housed, Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. Another wave of Afghans are expected to arrive in Illinois in February. David Goldman / AP Photo
Resettlement efforts ramp up this month as more Afghans arrive in Illinois
A child holds up a piece of artwork while drawing in a tent at Fort Bliss' Doña Ana Village, in New Mexico, where Afghan refugees are being housed, Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. Another wave of Afghans are expected to arrive in Illinois in February. David Goldman / AP Photo

Resettlement efforts ramp up again as more Afghans arrive in Illinois this month

By Stephanie Kim
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Since America’s hurried evacuation of Afghanistan in August, the U.S. has welcomed thousands of Afghans into the country. In Illinois, resettlement efforts are ramping up again with more families expected to arrive in the coming weeks.

Reset gets the latest from a reporter and two organizations offering services to Afghan families in the greater Chicago area.

GUESTS: Elvia Malagón, social justice and wage gap reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times

Ali Tarokh, director of operations at Asian Human Services

Sima Quraishi, executive director of the Muslim Women Resource Center