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Multilingual liaisons work as "cultural brokers" to support students who are refugees in Vermont.

Multilingual liaisons are ‘cultural brokers’ for refugee students in this Vermont school district 

English language learning programs in US schools have seen tidal changes in recent years, but perhaps nowhere as much as Burlington, Vermont.

Multilingual liaisons are ‘cultural brokers’ for refugee students in this Vermont school district 
Burlington, Vermont based African group A2VT

This Afropop band's founders are both refugees from Africa, but they met on a Vermont soccer field

This Afropop band's founders are both refugees from Africa, but they met on a Vermont soccer field
Anwar Diab Agha (left) and Ashraf Alamatouri are two of Vermont’s newest Syrian transplants.

The Syrian diaspora now counts three families in Vermont

The Syrian diaspora now counts three families in Vermont
Refugee workers at the Koffee Kup Bakery in Burlington, Vermont package up doughnuts. The human resources manager there says refugees have been instrumental to the company's growth.

More US-bound refugees? Labor-starved Vermont businesses welcome Obama’s call.

More US-bound refugees? Labor-starved Vermont businesses welcome Obama’s call.
A Bhutanese woman harvesting rice by hand in a Vermont paddy.

Bhutanese refugees prove you can farm rice, in Vermont

Bhutanese refugees prove you can farm rice, in Vermont
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Many generations, one roof

President Obama does it, and according to a study by the AARP, so do 33 percent of all 18 to 49 year olds. Living with your parents or in-laws is sometimes done out of necessity, other times voluntarily, and in many other cultures, much more frequently.

Many generations, one roof

Living on Earth's Fifth Annual Winter Solstice Seasonal Storytelling Special

Living on Earth's Fifth Annual Winter Solstice Seasonal Storytelling Special
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Nostalgia for Depression Era Conservation

Nostalgia for Depression Era Conservation
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Worms Commentary

Worms Commentary