The mission of the Refugee & Immigrant Center is to improve the quality of life for refugees and immigrants in Utah.
1977
Governor Jim Mattheson approaches Jimi Mitsunaga to rally the community to support refugees coming from Vietnam, Japan, China, Cambodia and Korea
September 2, 1977
Asian Association of Utah is formed and becomes an official 501c3, private, nonprofit organization
2000
Asian Association of Utah becomes the Utah Refugee Employment and Community Center – Asian Association of Utah
2012
Utah Refugee Employment and Community Center – Asian Association of Utah becomes the Refugee and Immigrant Center – Asian Association of Utah to encompass the many services we provide and more accurately represent the clients we serve
2017
RIC-AAU celebrates 40 years of improving the quality of life for refugees and immigrants in Utah
Who We Serve
Top Client Languages:
- Arabic
- Somali
- Nepali
- Spanish
- Swahili
- Burmese
Most Common Countries:
- Somalia – 20%
- Iraq – 17%
- Myanmar – 12%
- Uganda – 10%
- Sudan – 7%