by Katie Prentiss | Jun 15, 2011 | Culture Shock, Family, Identity, What's New
Indra Rai describes herself as many things, including funny, friendly and cooperative. But she would never call herself a refugee, even though she has technically been one since she was six years old. Indra Rai is a refugee from Bhutan (Photo by Katie Prentiss) “If...
by Katie Prentiss | Jun 13, 2011 | Learning the Language, Work, Jobs and Money
Listen as Haya Hussein, a family caseworker for Arab American Family Services, translates the problems of these three Iraqi refugees. The issues that these refugees face are common issues in many different communities. Mohammad Alfahmawy speaks about the benefits the...
by Katie Prentiss | Jun 3, 2011 | Family, Fearing the Law, Problems with Papers, What's New, Work, Jobs and Money
For the first months of her daughter’s life, Fatima Hindi was forced to feed her food Hindi collected from garbage. Hindi, a former professor at Baghdad University, had fled to Egypt from Iraq after she was kidnapped and tortured. On Sept. 20, 2007, she came to...
by Katie Prentiss | Apr 17, 2011 | Culture Shock, Family, Identity, Our Staff, What's New
Walking past the aisles full of freshly baked Middle Eastern breads and tubs of unique nuts and grains, Takwa Hindi went straight for the Cheetos. We visited this specialty grocery store on Devon Avenue in Chicago so she could show me all the foods her mom cooks, yet...
