Nebraska Mosaic

Congrats to @NebraskaMosaic students whose great work a year ago resulted in winning first place in online depth reporting in the Region 4 @spj_tweets awards. On to nationals! #UNL @Unl_CoJMC nebraskamosaic.atavist.com/finding-a-voic…

The @NebraskaMosaic project — Painting a new picture: New Americans and their art — also advances to the national competition in the category “online feature reporting.” @Unl_CoJMC

Lindsey Yoneda’s video for the @NebraskaMosaic project now advances to the national SPJ competition. youtu.be/7GnyedPj5eQ @Unl_CoJMC

Congrats to @NebraskaMosaic students from spring 2018 who were finalists in three categories at the SPJ Region 7 Mark of Excellence awards for your multimedia project! @Unl_CoJMC nebraskamosaic.atavist.com/painting-a-new…

@AllisonSCollins @TheoTypes @Unl_CoJMC Yes! Check our student work: mosaic.cojmc.webfactional.com/in-depth-proje… @Unl_CoJMC

Hey Journalists: I’m compiling a list of schools small and large where awesome journalism is occurring but I need your help. @ me with your suggestions, as well as a quick line of what makes the place special.

Marveling at the amazing story ideas students pitched at today’s @NebraskaMosaic brainstorming session for this semester’s reporting project. @Unl_CoJMC #journalism #refugees

Great story, @Allison_Shirk! twitter.com/allison_shirk/…

Social Media #DACA & the immigrant experience w/ @JustinoMora1 of @undocumedia today 11 am on “Watch the Media” on @903KRNU Listen at krnu.unl.edu @UNLBroadcasting @MichelleHassler @KRNUMediaWatch

Sothy Kum learned that he was being deported to Cambodia an hour before he boarded the bus that took him from an immigration detention center to an airport in El Paso, Texas. nbcnews.com/news/asian-ame…

>113000 people are living in a UN-protected displacement site in Bentiu due to the crisis in #SouthSudan. Through a new initiative, #MyVoiceMatters, youth in the site are sharing messages of peace & hope via music & art to promote their ideas on living peacefully together

On Wednesday, April 18, 2018, we will be welcoming the Yazidi New Year “Çarşema Serê Salê”.On this occasion, Yazda would like to send its most sincere wishes for peace and protection to everyone in the world, including our Yazidi people. Full statement yazda.org/on-the-occasio…

Interesting community event about refugees and immigrants happening this week in #LNK news.unl.edu/newsrooms/toda…

“I’m 18 years old and I’m already tired of dealing with (racism). I might as well do something so I don’t have to deal with it for the rest of my life.” omaha.com/huskers/plus/n…

Don't forget to check out Nebraska Mosaic's latest multi-story reporting project, "Painting a new picture: New Americans and their art." #Nebraska #Mosaic #Refugee #Art #UNL tinyurl.com/y7fvfzcy

Katie Knight, a @Unl_CoJMC student and Nebraska Mosaic contributer, shares her #immigration story, which isn't your average Nebraska tale. Knight's ancestors aspired for something #unique: Broadway theater. Read her story on Nebraska Mosaic! tinyurl.com/yb7uzjkq

Ephraim Bugumba, a #refugee, auditions for American Idol. #Music began as an escape from the early years of his childhood spent as a war refugee. “I almost felt like quitting, but music is all I know,” he said. Read his story on the Daily Chronicle. tinyurl.com/yd8xs4sz

It can... lift spirits. stir resilience. change lives. move you. make kids dream big. create heroes. teach. empower. inspire. heal. bring people together. And sport can give hope to someone far from home. - #withRefugees #IDSDP2018

Finding freedom at age 83: Shireen Khudida arrived in the U.S after fleeing her home in Iraq. Her family, who found #refuge in #Nebraska, made the trip to Winnipeg to welcome their mother. tinyurl.com/y7hsvzdh

@UNL_OASIS will be hosting a Cultural Sounds event in the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center Room on April 11. Be sure to check out performances from the UNL Rwandan Student Choir and Tuva throat singers #UNL #OASIS #CulturalSounds events.unl.edu/diversity/2018…

MAMA is dedicated to displaying rich African art. “Having an African museum in Lincoln and also in Nebraska attracts more of a unity, and it also shows that there’s been an acceptance here among the community,” said Seth Mock, a #refugee whose family fled South Sudan. #MAMA