Immigration

The journey of Muni Abdi (left) began in war-torn Somalia and ended in Kansas City.

Finding Refuge in Kansas City | Yearning to Breathe Free

A new KCPT documentary, “Finding Refuge in Kansas City,” tells the stories of five Kansas Citians who were refugees.

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Mexican Artist Returned to the U.S.-Mexico Border He Crossed as a Child

It took Israel Alejandro Garcia Garcia 30 years to take a trip back to the border where his family crossed into the U.S. Two exhibits show what he found.

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Farm worker in tree picking oranges

In Kansas and Missouri, Immigrants are Rooted in the Agriculture Workforce

Rows of workers perch on ladders. They hoist hundred-pound baskets, which get heavier with every apple they pluck, around their necks. That’s the grind 14 hours a day, every day except for Sunday, while they earn maybe $13 an hour.  These workers – mostly from Mexico – tend to the apple orchards in Waverly, Missouri….

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However You Say It, Kansas City is Home

Whether they speak Nepali. Spanish, French, Bermese or another language, these Gladstone Elementary students call Kansas City home. The Kansas City Public School District is home to more than 55 languages, and some children speak more than two. Hear them introduce themselves in their native langauge, followed by a phrase in English. — Follow “Take…

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Cracking The Code For Immigrant Students

Tucked within a quiet Kansas City community, Crestview Elementary School is pretty unassuming. But once inside the building, at 4327 N. Holmes St., it’s impossible to miss the multicultural faces in the classrooms or the international flags lining the hallway. A third of Crestview’s 520 students participate in the English Language Learners program, and 45…

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