Nepali refugees /news/tags/nepali-refugees Nepali refugees en-US Copyright Tue, 31 Jan 2023 11:00:27 GMT He's sharing his farming heritage with immigrants in Akron /community/2023-01-31/hes-sharing-his-farming-heritage-with-immigrants-in-akron Bhakta Rizal is a refugee from Bhutan who has resettled in Akron. He started Shanti Farms, a non-profit urban farming project focused on immigrant communities. Tue, 31 Jan 2023 11:00:27 GMT /community/2023-01-31/hes-sharing-his-farming-heritage-with-immigrants-in-akron Ygal Kaufman He revived his love of Nepali music after settling in Akron /community/2023-01-17/he-revived-his-love-of-nepali-music-after-settling-in-akron Meet Randhoj Pandhak, a Bhutanese refugee living in Akron, adapting to a new way of life and rediscovering his roots in music. This story is part of the "Sound of Us" series, "Arrivals." Tue, 17 Jan 2023 11:00:00 GMT /community/2023-01-17/he-revived-his-love-of-nepali-music-after-settling-in-akron Ygal Kaufman Preschool Education is Changing After COVID-19 Caused Enrollment to Drop /news/podcast/wksu-news-presents/2021-04-14/preschool-education-is-changing-after-covid-19-caused-enrollment-to-drop Although the pandemic caused preschool education to stop for many, a local kindergarten readiness program's enrollment is recovering as it expands services. Wed, 14 Apr 2021 09:00:51 GMT /news/podcast/wksu-news-presents/2021-04-14/preschool-education-is-changing-after-covid-19-caused-enrollment-to-drop M.L. Schultze An Akron Refugee Story: From Surviving to Thriving /news/community/2017-10-26/an-akron-refugee-story-from-surviving-to-thriving Akron owes its only population growth since the turn of the century to a kingdom on the other side of the Earth. As many as 5,000 Nepali people have made… Fri, 27 Oct 2017 01:27:45 GMT /news/community/2017-10-26/an-akron-refugee-story-from-surviving-to-thriving M.L. Schultze A Marriage Made in Akron Thanks to President Bush /news/community/2017-10-06/a-marriage-made-in-akron-thanks-to-president-bush Editor's Note: This is the final installment in our week-long series looking at the impact of the Bhutanese refugees on Akron. It also is part of a… Fri, 06 Oct 2017 09:39:00 GMT /news/community/2017-10-06/a-marriage-made-in-akron-thanks-to-president-bush M.L. Schultze Creating Community: Ten Years After the Migration of Bhutanese Refugees to Akron Began /news/community/2017-10-02/creating-community-ten-years-after-the-migration-of-bhutanese-refugees-to-akron-began Editors's note: This is the first report in a week-long series WKSU is doing on the integration of Bhutanese-Nepali refugees, who began their migration to… Mon, 02 Oct 2017 09:30:00 GMT /news/community/2017-10-02/creating-community-ten-years-after-the-migration-of-bhutanese-refugees-to-akron-began M.L. Schultze