Over the past decade, more than 3,200 refugees have fled war or persecution for Akron, Ohio.

Their influence is most strongly felt in North Hill, where immigrants from more than a dozen different nations work and live.

Journalism students from Kent State University visited that neighborhood in the spring of 2022. Here are some of the stories they found there.

… and on why they left home.

Volunteers, immigration workers and others in the resettlement community work to …

… refugees as they find a new home in Akron, Ohio.

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