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On October 17, 2013 the International Institute of Buffalo brings the world to you as only the IIB can at our celebrated annual event - Buffalo Without Borders. #buffalowithoutborders

Take a trip without leaving the city limits - explore the food, culture, entertainment and crafts of Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East - all in one place, on one night.

DJ PROJEX is back from July's Yelp Without Borders held at the IIB.
Jama Jama Peace and Love African Drumming, UB Bhangra dance, Karenni youth dancers, Habibi of the Nile Belly Dance Academy.

Caribbean Experience (Jamaican), Gatur Ethiopian restaurant, Gelato Gypsy (Italian), Manakeesh & More restaurant (Jordanian), Niagara Cafe (Puerto Rican), Pure Peruvian and Rakhapura & Mutee sushi (Burmese) from West Side Bazaar, Sun Burmese and sushi, Taj Grill restaurant (Indian). And more is coming.

NEW THIS YEAR - Souk and Den of Prophesy - the Ninth Ward bar downstairs transformed - furnished by David Tiftickjian & Sons. Rug market (pillows and ottomans too), craft market from West Side Bazaar, Global Villages, and So Chic, a Bhutanese sewing collective at Canisius College, fortune telling with the Polish Heritage Dancers, and a henna tattoo artist. 

For almost 100 years the International Institute of Buffalo - the region's only secular resettlement agency - has worked to change the lives of everyone who crosses our threshold.  We set new Americans on the path to productivity benefitting them and our entire region.  And, we're a gateway to the world for Western New York.

The IIB's main program areas are:

• Refugee resettlement - Including employment training and placement and financial literacy counciling.
   
• Victim Services - Survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking find safety.
   
• Language Services - Translation and interpretation in over 90 languages; and English as a second language class.
   
• Global Education - Cultural competency trainings for schools, businesses, and civic groups; Model UN and WorldQuest for high school students; global issues lecture series; U.S. State Department sponsored international visitors from Africa, Asia, Canada, Europe, and the Middle East are hosted to learn from our hospitals, schools, government and cultural institutions.