State: Vermont Arrival in the US: 2012 Umesh Acharya is the Refugee Congress Delegate for Vermont. Growing up in a refugee camp in Nepal, Umesh understood the feeling of being considered “less than” others. Soon after his arrival in the U.S. in 2012, Umesh started advocating for health equity and social justice. He worked for a local school district as […]
Forum on refugee resettlement held in town | The Charlotte News Vermont Delegate Puspa Luitel speaks at a public forum on refugees, sharing his journey from a refugee camp in Nepal to graduating from Vermont Law School and serving on the Charlotte Planning Commission as a way to give back to his community. Source: www.charlottenewsvt.org/2016/12/02/forum-on-refugee-resettlement-held-in-town/