By Kirsten Boele – Nestled in her cozy couch and dressed in comfy boxer shorts and a t-shirt, 27-year-old Lindsay Loebig stares at the dancing bodies from MTV’s music videos. She scoops up cereal swimming in a bowl of milk. Her cats Fiona and Alma are bird watching from the kitchen counter. The fan brings… [Read more…]
July 14, 2010
By Kirsten Boele – When thinking of the services provided by a refugee resettlement agency, yoga lessons do not immediately jump to mind. Then, why is yoga on the list of IRC Tucson’s resettlement services? While refugees are facing the challenges of starting a new life from scratch in a completely foreign place, many refugees… [Read more…]
July 14, 2010
By Kirsten Boele – Starting a new life from scratch is expensive, but most refugees arrive in Tucson with next to nothing. With limited funds the first priority for refugees is getting a job as soon as possible. However, getting a job is easier said than done. The recession may have officially ended at the… [Read more…]
July 7, 2010
By Kirsten Boele – Refugees and residents of Tucson came together on Saturday June 19 as some 1,500 Tucsonans from all walks of life celebrated World Refugee Day in Downtown El Presidio Park. Visitors enjoyed non-stop multicultural performances, from African drumming to Iraqi poetry, as they sipped Burundian iced coffee and munched on fresh handmade… [Read more…]
October 6, 2010
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