In July 2016, my friend Suzanne called me out of the blue and said the most curious thing: I just met a family who moved to LA three weeks ago from Syria. Their 5-month old baby boy is at that age he wants to be upright but he can’t sit up on his own yet. Do you have a baby Jumperoo chair that you could spare?
LA Times Today: "New Arrival Supper Club" (video)
LA Times: At this L.A. supper club, refugees share food and memories of the lives they left behind
Spectrum News: New Arrivals Supper Club Welcomes Refugees Through Pop-ups (video)
CBS Los Angeles: People Making A Difference: CEO Of Moving Company Determined To Give Back (video)
Hello Neighbor: 43 Refugee and Immigrant Advocates To Know
Phillip DeFranco: The Shockingly Harsh Reality Behind the Refugee Crisis
Food & Wine: How Miry Whitehill Resettles Refugees, One Dinner at a Time
TEDx Belmont Shore: How to be a Good Neighbor
Babiekins: Hey Pretty Mama
Delta Sky: A Warm Welcome
PRI's The World: Limits on refugee resettlement lead to agency closures in Los Angeles
Saul Gonzalez reports: Even as refugee numbers are cut, some believe this creates opportunities for refugee agencies to think more creatively about how to help newcomers to the US. “We want to make it easy and enjoyable for people to get involved to directly help their resettling neighbors,” said Miry Whitehill, a former marketing and advertising executive who founded Miry’s List, a refugee aid group, in 2016.
Living on One: Welcoming Refugees to Thanksgiving (video)
RYOT: Inspired by Miry's List
What started as a simple Facebook post, evolved into a non-profit organization helping refugee families through their toughest times. Thank you Miry's List.
The Dave Chang Show: Evan Kleiman | Telling the Story of Food
David Chang, founder of Momofuku, and Evan Kleiman, host of KCRW's Good Food, discuss growing up as a food lover in Los Angeles. Hear them talk about local LA organizations that inspire at 01:24:16.
Podcast: That Moment with Host Doree Shafrir
For the season finale of That Moment, we’re talking about food—our relationship to it, how we find it, and what it provides for us beyond just sustenance. Host Doree Shafrir talks to Miry Whitehill, who started Miry's List, an organization that pairs new arrivals in the US with the resources they need. Miry started the organization after a chance meeting with a Syrian mother. She quickly discovered that food doesn't just bridge cultures—it can help families get back on their feet.
Jewish Journal: Welcoming Refugees as Neighbors
Refugees usually arrive in a new country with little to their names, isolated because their language and customs are different. But some refugees who arrive in Los Angeles benefit from Miry’s List, an organization founded by Miry Whitehill, an Eagle Rock mother of two who knew that her local community could provide direct help to people who are strangers in a new land.
Google Blog: Bringing hope to a refugee family, using Google Translate
For the past three years, my wife and I have been working with organizations involved with refugee resettlement efforts. We both have immigrant parents, so we’ve heard stories about resettling in a country to make a better life for your children, but being forced to leave a country is very different.
