From Sudan To Las Vegas: One Man’s Journey
From Sudan To Las Vegas: One Man’s Journey | Nevada Public Radio Source: knpr.org/knpr/2015-06/sudan-las-vegas-one-mans-journey
‘Lost Boy’ in Las Vegas, other refugees find help comes early but doesn’t last forever
‘Lost Boy’ in Las Vegas, other refugees find help comes early but doesn’t last forever | Las Vegas Review-Journal When he arrived in the United States as a refugee from Sudan in 2001, Biar Atem wanted to seize his new chance by assimilating quickly. Source: www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/lost-boy-las-vegas-other-refugees-find-help-comes-early-doesnt-last-forever
Biar Atem is featured in the Las Vegas Journal-Review
Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada assists many refugees in the area with their transition to the United States, such as through helping refugees find jobs and housing. One of the beneficiaries of such programs, our delegate Biar, came to the United States in 2001 and represents the eagerness of refugees to succeed and assimilate after being resettled. His story was […]
Biar Atem Speaks with Students, Congregations, Policymakers and the Media
Delegate Biar Atem been busy the past few months! In January, he was interviewed by students from Alexander Dawson School in Las Vegas, who did a video story about him for the U.S. for C-Span Student Contest. Biar spoke to the congregation at Unity Church Las Vegas. He also shared his story and, along with Carisa Ramirez-Lopez, Catholic Charities VP […]
Biar Atem Debuts on Hello Mayor! to Discuss Catholic Charities and Share His Story
Nevada delegate, Biar Atem conducted an interview with local television program, Hello Mayor!, which was completing a story on the work of Catholic Charities providing much-needed resources and aid to newly-integrating refugees. In this interview Biar shares his story of growing up one of the “Lost Boys” of Sudan and his process of transition into life in the US. See […]
Biar Atem
State: Nevada Country of origin: South Sudan Arrival in the U.S.: 2001 Biar Atem is the Refugee Congress Delegate for Nevada. He was born in South Sudan and was forced to abandon his family and village when civil war threatened his life. War in South Sudan severed a generation of Lost Boys from their birthplace and their families. At age seven, […]