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Zeljka Krvavica Honored by White House, Featured in Local Press

Zeljka shared the story of how she became a refugee, fleeing the war in Bosnia and landing in Iowa, with the Des Moines City View. You can read the article here: Choices Zeljka also went to Washington, D.C., to collect an award from President Obama. She was honored as a White House Champion of Change for World Refugees. She also […]

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Zeljka Krvavica

State: Iowa Country of Origin: Bosnia and Herzegovina Arrival in the U.S.: 1993 Zeljka Krvavica is the Refugee Congress Delegate from Iowa. She is refugee from Bosnia and Herzegovina who was resettled to the United States in 1993. She works as a Refugee Specialist with the Iowa Bureau of Refugee Services. In addition to her professional work with refugees, Krvavica […]

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