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Burmese Refugees Find New Life in Garden City Meat Plant
Burmese and Somali refugees in Garden City Kansas grow into a mixed community centered around Tyson Fresh Meats with hundreds of families, a chaplain network, and a Coalition of Ethnic Minority Leaders. Workers speak multiple languages, with translators and social services aiding integration while facing challenges of division among ethnic groups and scarce resources.
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America
Ismail
Chicago
Jan
Dallas
Sa Jee da
Garden City
Tyson Fresh Meats
Levita Rohlmann
Catholic Agency For Migration and Refugee Services
Rohlmann
Kansas City
Kansas
Finney County
Census Bureau
Heartland
Midwest
Mark Grey
University of Northern Town
Tyson
Kansas County
Paul Karkiainen
Jonathan Galia
Galia
Philippines
USD 457
Saw Min
Coalition
Min
Garden Spot Rentals
Tyson Beef
Jonathan J. Galia
Tyson Fresh Meats Beef-Packing