Checking in on refugee resettlement in Middle Tennessee

This Is Nashville · Apr 7, 2023 · 50m

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…