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From Job Skills To People Skills: Learning U.S. Ways
Tue Jul 06, 2010 11:19 PM


"Fort Wayne, Ind., deals with multiple cultural challenges and obstacles every day as a primary relocation destination for refugees.

The city houses the largest Burmese community in the country, and cultural differences have at times made this community a target. One laundromat posted a sign that forbade Burmese from entering because some were spitting a tobacco-like substance on the floor.

The city is now taking steps to head off the cultural misunderstandings that arise with new communities."


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