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While immigrant rights and sanctuary cities may be flash points right now in today’s political climate, it may be easy to forget that the San Joaquin Valley has a long history of opening its doors to immigrants as well as refugees fleeing struggles in their home countries. On Tuesday, April 4, Fresno State is hosting a symposium to educate students and the community about some of their newest neighbors: Syrian refugees. Kerry Klein spoke with two panelists about their refugee assistance work: Wasan Abu-Baker, a community health provider with Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministries (FIRM), and marriage and family therapist Kathleen Chavoor Bergen. The interview is excerpted below. Through her work with FIRM, Wasan Abu-Baker helps new refugees find places to live, furnish their homes, access health care, and enroll children in local schools. She says a steady stream of Syrian refugees have moved to this area over the last few years, and we’re due to see more. “Right now in Fresno,
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