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They were coming to arrest his father.
Deepesh Subedi, only 5 at the time, helped his family quickly pack a few essentials before the soldiers arrived. It didnât matter that his father was a quiet farmer, with no interest in politics. It didnât matter that the Subedi family had lived in Bhutan â a small country on the edge of the Himalayas â as legal citizens for several generations. All that mattered to the soldiers, marching up the slopes with their guns, was that the family had immigrated from Nepal several generations earlier.
Men were coming to arrest his father â possibly his entire family.
Tuesday, May 11, 2021 by Kirk Siegler (NPR)
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Even amid the global pandemic, Idaho’s unemployment rate has been hovering around 3%. In the capital city, Boise, for-hire signs are posted at grocery stores, restaurants, and at Pete Amador’s home health care agency.
His latest ad even offers a thousand dollar signing bonus. Amador could easily hire 50 more people right now, if they would apply. There is a long wait list of elderly clients.
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The Sunshine Spice Cafe, which opened in Boise, Idaho, in 2019, is one of several Afghan refugee-owned businesses in the area. Kirk Siegler/NPR
Even amid the coronavirus pandemic, Idaho s unemployment rate has been hovering around 3%. In the capital city, Boise, for-hire signs are posted at grocery stores and restaurants and at Pete Amador s home health care agency.
His latest ad even offers a thousand-dollar signing bonus. Amador could easily hire 50 more people right now, if they would apply. There is a long waitlist of elderly clients. People are calling hourly asking for help, he says.
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Why Support For Refugees Is Higher Than You Might Think In Parts Of ‘Trump Country’
By Kirk Siegler
May 11, 2021
Even amid the global pandemic, Idaho’s unemployment rate has been hovering around 3%. In the capital city, Boise, for-hire signs are posted at grocery stores, restaurants, and at Pete Amador’s home health care agency.
His latest ad even offers a thousand dollar signing bonus. Amador could easily hire 50 more people right now, if they would apply. There is a long wait list of elderly clients.