MPR News: Immigrants, refugees in Minnesota increasingly filling critical direct care jobs
7 Aug 2023
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Six years ago, Rangineh Kalhor moved to Minnesota from Iran. She came to be near her daughter, who was pursuing an astrophysics degree at the University of Minnesota Duluth.
Kalhor herself has a joint degree in physics and math. She applied for graduate school at UMD. But she didn't get in.
“The problem was my English,” she explained. “Initially my English wasn't very good.”
Her daughter helped arrange a group on campus for her mom to practice English with other recent immigrants. One day, while walking to campus, Kalhor decided to stop into Aftenro, a senior living center across the street, to see if they were hiring.
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