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New Documentary about Tucson’s Refugees

April 18, 2011 by

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A new documentary about refugees in Tucson was just finished by Kirsten Boele, a writer for the Chronicle and graduate student in journalism at the University of Arizona. The documentary takes the viewer through a refugee’s first 90 days in the United States. Boele made a website for the documentary that contains biographical information and […]

Bringing East Africa and the Middle East to Tucson

November 23, 2010 by

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By Kirsten Boele – This story was originally published by the Arizona Daily Star.  It is reposted here with permission from the author. – Nur Market’s four cramped isles, on Speedway Boulevard, are lined with products carrying Arabic names – cans of babaganush and humus, bags of curry and falafel spices and boxes of foreign […]

Do Americans Like Bosnian Sausage?

November 23, 2010 by

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By Kirsten Boele – This story was originally published by the Arizona Daily Star.  It is reposted here with permission from the author. – Exhaling the smoke from his cigarette, Ahmet Alisah’s few remaining teeth become visible. He is resting from lunch rush and preparing for a busy Sunday dinner shift. The last customers leave […]

A New Country, A New Family

November 23, 2010 by

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By Kirsten Boele – This story was originally published by the Arizona Daily Star.  It is reposted here with permission from the author. – Emily Insaniç just put the three residents of Rainbow Adult Care Home, on Rainbow Vista Drive, to bed for their afternoon nap. Emily – dressed in scrubs adorned with happy faces […]

Job Hunting for Refugees: Recession Thwarts Resettlement

October 6, 2010 by

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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 […]

How Yoga Helps Refugees

July 14, 2010 by

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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 […]

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