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November 30, 2018

After 23 Years of Waiting, Rohingya Refugee Builds New Life in Chicago

The first time the military picked up Nasir Zakaria he was walking to the bazaar to get food for his father. Aged 14, he was one of two dozen Rohingya…
November 30, 2018

An Indian Entrepreneur’s Unexpected Exercise Innovation

The idea Arnav Dalmia and two friends came up with at the University of Chicago didn’t work out exactly as they had expected.

The three foreign-born undergraduates — two studying…
September 28, 2018

Chilean Immigrant Brings His Passion for Bikes to Madison

It was on the sidewalk, after the party, that Pepe Barros and Fiona Weeks really struck up a conversation — the only guests to have arrived on two wheels. This…
September 28, 2018

Cross-Border Love Story Leads to Small Business in Wisconsin

Theirs is the age-old love story, right? The young man is a musician from Mission, Texas, with a record deal that requires promotion in Mexico. The young woman is a…
September 28, 2018

After Serving U.S. in Wartime, Iraqi Immigrant Finds New Purpose in Madison

Saif Al Saedi grew up in a family of seven children in Baghdad. He was 16 years old when U.S. forces invaded the capital city and 17 when, in 2004,…

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