This article addresses underlying inequities for resettling refugees that have been exposed by COVID-19, including language barriers and access to public health information, food, health care, housing, and employment. It also speaks to theoretical concerns about the role of structural forces in creating increased health risks for vulnerable populations. Fieldwork that began in May 2020 investigated the extent to which refugees in Tampa understand and can operationalize the state and federal pandemic policies that have been put in place in the wake of the spread of COVID-19. The issues include understanding of COVID-19 and how it is transmitted, ability and willingness to practice distancing, access to food assistance, ability to help children with remote learning, and workplace disruptions, including the need to file for unemployment. Our method speaks to community-based approaches to anthropological fieldwork in pandemic situations, while demonstrating that critical language skills and in-depth cultural knowledge are essential for evaluating public health pandemic messaging and helping vulnerable populations.

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A decade after Nepal's internal armed conflict came to an end its victims are still campaigning for redress. Krista Billingsley describes recent demonstrations in Kathmandu and charts the long road towards transitional justice.On International Right to Truth Day (March 24, 2016), victims of Nepal's armed conflict and human rights activists gathered to demonstrate close to the prime minister's residence in Kathmandu. When I arrived at 8:15 a.m., a man was waiting with a megaphone and signs to be carried by demonstrators. The signs displayed statements and questions, such as "My dad was hanged from a tree 14 years ago. Why isn't the murderer punished?" and "It was verified that child soldiers were used during the conflict. Why haven't legal actions been taken against those responsible?" All the signs shared a common phrase and hashtag: "I want the truth. #righttotruth." While truthseeking mechanisms are often created with goals of establishing an accurate historical record of what happened during an armed conflict, identifying perpetrators, and establishing the whereabouts of the disappeared, victims of Nepal's armed conflict were also calling for an establishment of the truth as it relates to the responsibility of the state. One demonstrator held a sign that stated, "During the conflict, I was a victim of sexual violence. No investigation has been done. Where is the justice for me? When will the rapist be punished?" Another sign held by a demonstrator questioned why the head of

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