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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 […]

Border Trade: The National Export Initiative

October 25, 2010 by

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By Curtis Prendergast — The commercial Port of Entry in Nogales is one of the busiest on the U.S. / Mexico border.  Every year billions of dollars worth of fruits, vegetables and manufactured goods pass through Nogales. Many of the goods that pass through Nogales are headed for the U.S. market, but others, such as […]

Documentary: “Another Side of the Border”

October 24, 2010 by

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Below is a documentary produced by Austin Counts, Curtis Prendergast, and Kirsten Boele.  Work on the documentary began in January 2010 and involved traveling to various places in the Arizona / Sonora borderlands, including the Tohono O’odham reservation, the Colorado River Delta, and the border cities of Ambos Nogales and San Luis. The purpose of […]

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 […]

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