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“Nickel City Smiler” documentary film to show at University of Rochester

The Nickel City Smiler documentary film will be shown at the University of Rochester on Thursday, Sept. 27th. A notice at the Brighton-Pittsford Post announces the showing: Rochester, N.Y. — A public… more →

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"Nickel City Smiler" documentary film to show at University of Rochester

Christopher Coen wrote 8 months ago: The Nickel City Smiler documentary film will be shown at the University of Rochester on Thursday, Se … more →

Tags: Karenni, neglect, Rochester, Buffalo, Burma, Burmese, Myanmar, Refugees, Resettlement

Nickel City Smiler film now available at iTunes store — 1 comment

Christopher Coen wrote 11 months ago: Nickel City Smiler Movie – Karen People of Burma Refugee Documentary Film This important refug … more →

Tags: Buffalo, Burma/Myanmar, Refugees, Resettlement, Burma, Myanmar, film, Documentary, Smiler Greely

Nickel City Smiler Movie to screen in Burlington, Vermont on April 23rd

Christopher Coen wrote 1 year ago: The Nickel City Smiler film will screen in Burlington on April 23. Nickel City Smiler Movie – … more →

Tags: Burma/Myanmar, Burlington, Refugees, Resettlement, Burma, Myanmar, Smiler Greely

Nickel City Smiler Movie will be screening at San Francisco State University

Christopher Coen wrote 1 year ago: Nickel City Smiler Movie – Karen People of Burma Refugee Documentary Film Nickel City Smiler w … more →

Tags: Buffalo, karen, San Francisco, Burma, Burma Family Network, Burmese Youth Association, CEP Films, Myanmar, Refugees

Kickstarter Campaign For Nickel City Smiler Film

Christopher Coen wrote 1 year ago: CEP Films, the small film group from Buffalo that made the Nickel City Smiler documentary film about … more →

Tags: Buffalo, Burma/Myanmar, karen, Refugees, Resettlement, Burma, Myanmar, Documentary, Smiler Greely

Refugee Resettlement Services: What Low Standards Produce

Christopher Coen wrote 1 year ago: This is an extra scene from Nickel City Smiler, a documentary film about Karen refugees in Buffalo. … more →

Tags: Burma/Myanmar, karen, furnishings, lack of, Buffalo, Journey's End Refugee Services, Journey's End Refugee Services, International Institute of Buffalo, Catholic Charities of Buffalo, Jewish Family Service of Buffalo & Erie County

Nickel City Smiler documentary film showing next weekend in Buffalo

Christopher Coen wrote 1 year ago: The Nickel City Smiler documentary film will be showing next weekend in Buffalo. It gives refugees t … more →

Tags: faith-based, housing, overcrowding, household items, missing or broken, karen, dangerous neighborhoods, housing, Safety, Buffalo, Journey's End Refugee Services

Nickel City Smiler documentary showing in Buffalo November 4th-6th

Christopher Coen wrote 1 year ago: The pro-refugee documentary Nickel City Smiler, which refreshingly does not do the usual towing of t … more →

Tags: Burma/Myanmar, housing, substandard, household items, missing or broken, karen, furnishings, lack of, dangerous neighborhoods, Safety, Buffalo, Journey's End Refugee Services

Part Three of Buffalo Rising refugee series

Christopher Coen wrote 1 year ago: Ariel Roberta at the Buffalo Rising newspaper released her last installment of a three-part series o … more →

Tags: Operational Guidance, karen, housing, Buffalo, Journey's End Refugee Services, Journey's End Refugee Services, Refugees, Resettlement, Documentary

Smiler Greeley says community gardens fun and save money

Christopher Coen wrote 1 year ago: Smiler Greeley, the Karen refugee from Burma resettled to Buffalo and featured in the Nickel City Sm … more →

Tags: Burma/Myanmar, community/cultural orientation, karen, Buffalo, Refugees, Resettlement, Burmese, Smiler Greeley, Community Gardens

What's it like to be a #refugee? @NCSmiler explains one family's story

lisa@lisanapoli.com wrote 1 year ago: This film called Nickel City Smiler is about a Burmese man resettled in Buffalo and the difficulties … more →

Tags: Refugee, karen, Burma, resettled, Buffalo

Buffalo resettlement agencies deflect criticism by attacking the messenger

Christopher Coen wrote 1 year ago: Sometimes I get the feeling that many refugee resettlement agencies have never heard a criticism of … more →

Tags: Bridge Refugee and Sponsorship Services, karen, dangerous neighborhoods, language interpretation/translation, lack of, Buffalo, Journey's End Refugee Services, International Institute of Buffalo, Catholic Charities of Buffalo, Jewish Family Service of Buffalo & Erie County

Nickel City Smiler docu. featured in Buffalo News

Christopher Coen wrote 2 years ago: The Nickel City Smiler documentary is featured in a Buffalo News article. A story of anguish and hop … more →

Tags: Burma/Myanmar, Mental Health, neglect, karen, dangerous neighborhoods, housing, Safety, Buffalo, Journey's End Refugee Services

Nickel City Smiler documentary debuts out of Buffalo — 2 comments

Christopher Coen wrote 2 years ago: Today we found out about a truly pro-refugee documentary that CEP Films (Chance Encounter Production … more →

Tags: State Department, Operational Guidance, Burma/Myanmar, Funding, neglect, household items, missing or broken, karen, Safety, Buffalo


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