tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858950.post112622875698624164..comments2023-05-31T14:16:36.022+03:00Comments on Otto's Random Thoughts: Meskhetian TurksJ. Otto Pohlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07457089758142264049noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858950.post-1126253267932795582005-09-09T12:07:00.000+04:002005-09-09T12:07:00.000+04:00I have only seen reports on the first settlements ...I have only seen reports on the first settlements in Philadelphia and Lancaster. I have not seen anything on New England or the Midwest. The story does not seem to have gotten much national coverage. I have thus not been able to follow their progress in adapting to the US very well. Do you know specifically of any cities outside PA that have been picked for resettlement? <BR/><BR/>The very first group of Meskhetian Turks to come to the US was actually sent to NJ. But it was a small group, about 15 if I recall. They had a relative already established in the state. I saw two of them (a mother and daughter) speak at an ASN panel in the spring of 2004. Mark Hetfield who did alot to get the State Dept. to classify them as refugees was also there.J. Otto Pohlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07457089758142264049noreply@blogger.com