When Federal Funding Cuts Reach Refugees’ Everyday Lives
How the 2025 suspension of refugee admissions and federal funding changes contributed to CWS Orange County’s closure—and what that means for refugees’ everyday lives in Southern California.
Articles
Longer pieces on displacement, land and water, drawing on reporting, research and first-hand experience.
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The $27,000 Problem
Musasa’s Broken Pump and the Cost of Waiting
Water trucks brought relief to Musasa in July. Residents still wanted the pump repaired. Reports from other settlements show why keeping water running takes more than an emergency delivery.
Water by Hand
A Human-Powered UV Device: Questions for a Field Trial
The TEHG-UV runs on a crank or pedal. Its laboratory results are promising; finding a use for it starts with the water people collect and the effort treatment would require.
After Wang Fuk Court
Finding a place to live after the Wang Fuk Court fire
What it takes to settle again after Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in over 70 years.
For this independent follow-up, I contacted the Hong Kong Red Cross about the recovery and examined published personal accounts alongside government records.
CWS After the LA Fires
CWS’s response to the January 2025 fires: evacuation supplies, translated information and a shared registration system at the Wildfire Resource Hub.
After the Fire, Before a Lease
For renters displaced by Los Angeles's January 2025 fires, finding somewhere to stay left another question: how long could they afford to remain?
Sand Cartels
Illegal Dredging in Southeast Asia and Coastal Displacement
How sand extraction and the trade supplying land reclamation affect riverbanks, coastlines and the people living there.