Checking in on refugee resettlement in Middle Tennessee

In the past two years, war and violence in Afghanistan and Ukraine have displaced millions of people, and some refugees have resettled here in Middle Tennessee. Today, we’re sitting down with people from both countries to learn what their lives have been like since leaving home.

But first, the Tennessee State House has expelled two young Democratic representatives from Nashville and Memphis on Thursday. We’re joined by WPLN political reporter Blaise Gainey to get an update on this unprecedented move.

Guests: 

• Natalia Diachenko, Ukrainian refugee from Kharkiv

• Liz Diachenko, MBA student and tennis player at Lipscomb University

• Saleem Tahiri, cofounder of Tennessee Resettlement Aid

• Abdul Wahed Naqarar, refugee and former member of Afghanistan’s special forces