by Erin Jones | CBS 11
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A non-profit health center in Dallas preparing to host Afghan refugees.
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They can get help with their physical and emotional needs from someone they can relate to.
When thousands of Afghan refugees arrive in America, Myo Chit Aye sort of says, but he knows what they are doing.
“When I came here, it was very difficult for me,” he said. “The same goes when they come as newcomers. It is very difficult.”
Aye fled his native Burma as a religious refugee in 2003.
“They destroyed the church and all of our religion,” he said. “We cannot worship freely. We cannot do anything freely “
His trip took him to Malaysia, where he received help from the UN Refugee Agency before finally arriving in the United States in 2010.
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Here he was able to learn five new languages and now works as a translator for Helping Hands Ministry Health.
He is preparing to help Afghan refugees who will arrive in the Vickery Meadows neighborhood of Dallas.
“They won’t be here overnight,” but they will be here soon, “said Brian A. Hawkins, President and CEO of HHM Health. “7% of American refugees live in the Vickery Meadows area and we take care of a good number of them here at HHM Health.”
Here the Afghan refugees have access to all types of health care, including family medicine, women’s health, dentistry and behavioral medicine, where they can meet with counselors.
“There will be a lot of trauma,” said Dr. Michael Lyons, Chief Medical Officer of HHM Health. “There will be a lot of post-stress disorders. It’s so important to have someone who can translate and really feel at home. Since we can come here, we can really take care of them, we can speak the language and we can really take care of their needs. “
“When the refugees came here, they came with their culture, that is, here,” said Aye. “We have to teach. I teach them again what I have learned from my experience. “
Aye said it is always difficult to integrate into a new society, but he hopes he can make the transition easier.
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“I love to help everyone,” he said.
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