Meet the Members

Members of the Refugee Storytellers Collective are experts in their lived experiences. They can speak to the challenges displaced people face and the contributions they make to their communities.

Members of the Refugee Storytellers Collective are available for media interviews, talks, workshops, panels, and more.

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Bhuwan Pyakurel

Bhuwan Pyakurel is a City Council Member in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. He spent most of his young adulthood in a Bhutanese refugee camp in Nepal and became the first Bhutanese-American elected official in the US.

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Kumari Pokhrel

Kumari Pokhrel is a nurse practitioner and has dedicated her life to producing change, ending racism, and promoting equality in healthcare. She enjoys gardening, cooking, reading books, and writing stories and poems.

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Shyam Rai

Shyam Rai is an Intensive Housing Case Manager in North Dakota. He enjoys spending time with his wife and son.

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Tara Dhugana

Tara Dhungana is an employment counselor and a proud father and husband. He is interested in community work and advocacy.

Nominate yourself or someone you know to become a member of the Collective. We accept nominations on a rolling basis and will be in touch for an initial interview.

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Meet the Members

Bhuwan Pyakurel

Kumari Pokhrel

Shyam Rai

Tara Dhugana

Nominate yourself or someone you know to become a member of the Collective. We accept nominations on a rolling basis and will be in touch for an initial interview.

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