Feature Story The Tibetan Diaspora: Adapting to Life outside Tibet (Part II) October 1 — Tibetans have integrated into Asian and Western societies since 1959 with different types of outcomes. In Part II of our two-part series, Seonaigh MacPherson, Anne-Sophie Bentz, and Dawa Bhuti Ghoso examine integration experiences, the diaspora's political success, the gaps between those in Tibet and Tibetans abroad, and what lies ahead for the Tibetan diaspora. Spotlight Vietnamese Immigrants in the United States August 12 — In 2006, 1.1 million Vietnamese immigrants resided in the United States, accounting for 3.0 percent of all US immigrants. MPI's Aaron Terrazas examines their socioeconomic characteristics, where they live, and the size of the Vietnamese-born unauthorized population. Previous Features: Global Nomads: The Emergence of the Tibetan Diaspora (Part I) How are the Costs and Impacts of Migration Policies Evaluated? Where to Now? Decreasing Options for Displaced Iraqis Refugee Resettlement in Metropolitan America Ecuador: Diversity in Migration Crisis in Lebanon Displaces Lebanese, Foreign Workers, and Refugees Darfur Situation Worsens, Violence Spreads to Chad Trans-Saharan Migration to North Africa and the EU: Historical Roots and Current Trends The Lebanese Crisis and Its Impact on Immigrants and Refugees Tajikistan: From Refugee Sender to Labor Exporter Immigration Reform and the Catholic Church Canada: A Northern Refuge for Central Americans Central Americans and Asylum Policy in the Reagan Era Mexico: Caught Between the United States and Central America Characteristics of the African Born in the United States Asylum Applications Drop Sharply Record Numbers Displaced by Natural Disasters Interview with António Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Ethiopians Who Survived the Famine: A Repatriation Success Story Surrounded: Women and Girls in Northern Uganda The US Refugee Program in Transition

Asylum Seekers Around the World The Source presents a new data tool that allows you to create tables showing the numbers and origins of asylum seekers in 38 countries. Data Insight Statistics on Forced Migration Can international migration data be improved? Bela Hovy, Head of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)'s Population Data Unit, shares lessons from the field of forced migration. Previous News Stories: Drop in Asylum Numbers Shows Changes in Demand and Supply Assessing the Tsunami's Effects on Migration Darfur: Beyond the Brink of Disaster Reining in Child Trafficking in the New EU Educating Refugees in Countries of First Asylum: The Case of Uganda EU Sees Sharp Drop in Asylum Applications Security Resurfaces on Australian Agenda Austria Passes More Restrictive Asylum Law Italy Grapples With Undocumented Immigration Australia Moves Against Human Trafficking Swiss Court Halts Local Plebiscites on Naturalization Australian Judges Mull Integration, Multiculturalism Fighting in Aceh Spurs Fears of Displacement Sangatte Shutdown Signals New Anglo-French Cooperation Detention Center Fires Spark Renewed Debate on Australian Refugee Program European Union Sees Dip in Number of Asylum Applications Government Targeting of Asylum Seekers Sparks Row in Austria Options Dwindle for Asylum Seekers in France Previous Migration Fundamentals: Trafficking, Smuggling, and Human Rights Confronting the Realities of Forced Migration Refugees: Risks and Challenges Worldwide IDPs in Perspective

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