The Karen Society in Nebraska is a 501(c)(3) non profit organization that was founded in the year of 2008 and also registered in 2010.
The Karen Society in Nebraska is run by and also for Karen refugees and immigrants from Burma (Myanmar) living in Nebraska, which helps them to achieve self sufficiency and integrate into American society, and also preserve their cultural heritage.
The mission and services of the Karen Society in Nebraska are for integration and support as well as practical assistance.
Nebraska's Karen Society helps new arrivals transition smoothly into local communities and provides cultural navigation, including help reading mail, applying for benefits and also for securing housing and employment.
The Karen Society in Nebraska also operates offices in Lincoln, Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska and Madison/Norfolk, Nebraska, serving a statewide population of around 5,500 Karen residents.
The Karen People are also an ethnic minority group from the border regions of Burma and Thailand who also faced severe government persecution and displacement.
And thousands of displaced Karens spent years in Thai refugee camps before they relocated to the United States, with Nebraska, most particularly Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska becoming home to one of the largest and most active Karen communities in the country.