Erika Beras
Erika Beras is an award-winning journalist based in Pittsburgh. She’s a regular contributor to public radio programs and Scientific American podcasts as well as other networks and shows. She was previously a reporter at WESA and The Miami Herald.
Residents fled gun violence at a Pittsburgh public housing project. But refugees are still moving in.
Former residents of Northview Heights in Pittsburgh remember marching bands and days at the recreation center. But that was before shootings and drugs became commonplace for some 1,600 residents of the public housing project.
It took a health emergency for this Guatemalan boy, who crossed the border alone, to see a US judge
A Swiss town is divided over whether to take in refugees
How Pittsburgh remembers a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright
Refugees in Pennsylvania keep musical traditions alive with kids' songs
Refugee-run grocery stores help bring healthy fare to a food desert in Pennyslvania
Residents of this neighborhood used to drive a long way for good groceries, but new stores are popping up as a result of a wave of refugee resettlement here.
As Cuban migration surges, a woman in Pittsburgh offers shelter to her compatriots
When we think of Cuban exiles we think of Miami, but new Cuban migrants are looking elsewhere for work and housing. In Pittsburgh, one Cuban woman opened her house to more recent arrivals to help them get settled.
For these families in Pittsburgh, teens' summer jobs make more than just pocket money
It's not a new phenomenon for young people to work summer jobs to make money and gain skills. For children who came to the US as refugees, there’s a bit more at stake though. These families get three months of assistance when they arrive — and then they're mostly on their own.
How a choir in Pittsburgh keeps hope for Burundi alive
As violence escalates back in their home country, Burundians in Pittsburgh keep up a tradition of prayer and song born in refugee camps
