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… [Read more…]
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… [Read more…]
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… [Read more…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
November 23, 2010 by cachocurt
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