Because there can be sensitive issues involved in refugee families and their resettlement, some photos may not show their faces unless I...

A speech by Karl Paulnack about the importance of the arts was recently shared with me, and I think it is absolutely essential for...

After being forced to flee his home country of Congo, Eric Museveni sought refuge in Kenya where he was able to find a stable job in...

In the largest refugee settlement in the world (located in Bangladesh), Rohingyan asylum seekers are spreading joy and finding hope in...

Today I want to share an article from UNHCR about a refugee orchestra in Chile called Fundación Música para la Integración or Music for...

This week, I am so excited to share something a little different from what I normally do! While researching news about music and...

Girum is a 20-year-old refugee from Tigray, a region in Ethiopia, who was forced to flee his home in early November to Sudan. This came...

Today I want to share with you exciting news- Sesame Street debuted two new muppets, Aziz and Noor, who are both Rohingya refugees....

In Australia, music teacher Philip Feinstein has been working to bring the joy of the arts to refugees since 2009 through his...

Today, HeartBEATS would like to spotlight the International Orchestra of Refugees (IOR). The IOR was founded by Sebastian Agignoae, an...

Today, I want to share Humanity at Night, an essay written by Sarah Fine, a senior philosophy lecturer at King's College. In this piece,...

On October 14, 2020, the UNHCR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees) released a song called "Shine Your Light," sending a message...

This week, I want to share an article about Johns Hopkins alum Sasha Ingber who founded Music in Exile, a non-profit organization...

Today, HeartBEATS wants to feature My Area Vibe, a radio station based out of Arizona that is dedicated to sharing information with and...

If you are familiar with HeartBEATS, The Pangean Orchestra should be a name you know well! Featured in our benefit concert, Music Feeds...

"For these programs, art is our social glue, its universality binding us all together." Based in Oakland, CA, Project ARTogether uses the...

"Just to see [the refugee families] and just to know what that community had been through, to see them finding a little bit of hope and...

Today's article of the week is much heavier than what I have shared previously, but it is very important to bring awareness to what has...

Today I want to share an article with you that is about the research of Florida State University doctoral student Carrie Danielson. She...

Buffalo String Works is an orchestra located in upstate New York that is dedicated to "fostering vibrant, inclusive communities through...