Nepali-origin Bhutanese refugees, have the same background such as culture, tradition, language  as the Nepali-Americans already residing in Chicago, US. When the Nepali-origin Bhutanese arrived fresh around the Chicagoland region with unknown culture and system, we felt very close to them and supported them based on their individual requirements. 

Many refugees as well as NAC members understood their initial challenges in a new culture including challenges in communicating with native speakers and other inconveniences like economic challenges. Therefore, NAC volunteers in Chicago started offering different kinds of support and advice to the Nepali-Bhutanese refugees. Schooling to children, translation service to agencies, computers, training for driving licenses, etc. are among the types of help provided. As the refugees  settled and became familiar with the new environment, they started helping themselves and their fellow newcomers. This fostered relationships among all of us and provided directions for addressing common needs and challenges while settling in a new country.

One notable activity NAC undertook was to provide a working computer to help the newly settled refugees.. Many NAC community members had spare usable computers lying in their home while others reached out to their employers to see if they could help by providing some computers to the refugees.Computer savvy skilled NAC members joined their hands to assemble and refurbish the computers. These computers were distributed appropriately to the needy ones along with basic training for operating the computers and preparing resumes and letters.