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Kansas Citians stirred by horrific scenes from Ukraine are reaching out to Sofia Khan with offers to help refugees who might move here. But Khan is still trying to meet the needs of immigrants from Afghanistan, who began arriving here by the hundreds in October — without the same outpouring of support.
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Even at the height of his professional success as an actor, playwright and venue owner, Vi Tran struggled to pause long enough to enjoy his achievements. Since the pandemic hit, he's grown clearer about what it takes to live well as an artist — and he's started to demand it.
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Mickey Cesar admits his escape plan from Kyiv, Ukraine, last month was a little ad hoc. But he didn’t think Russian President Vladimir Putin would be insane enough to attempt to take the country by force.
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After fleeing Afghanistan, several hundred refugees have ended up in mid-Missouri. Community groups there came together to gather donations for new and expectant Afghan moms, and hosted a baby shower and health clinic to help them transition to life in America.
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Marshall also signaled he was unlikely to vote for Ketanji Brown Jackson's appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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When Mitchell Williams formed the Major Taylor Cycling Club of Kansas City, his goal was simple: Get more people of color in the saddle and make a positive impact on their health. Plus, community groups in mid-Missouri are helping out Afghan refugees who are new to America and new to motherhood.
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It was Baset Azizi's love of music that led him from Afghanistan to Kansas. Six years later he was helping his family make the trip for very different reasons.
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For Zamzama Safi, the Wilkens farm just south of Corder, Missouri, is a long way from Afghanistan — and it's exactly where she wants to be. After the Taliban takeover of the country, some 120,000 Americans and refugees faced a harrowing journey to get out.
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Local advocates say that for every five employers who contact agencies with job openings, only one is accessible by public transportation.
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Kyle Wilkens, an agriculture policy expert in U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s office in Higginsville, Missouri, has already helped evacuate 30 people from Afghanistan. Among them is Zamzama Safi, who escaped execution by the Taliban but whose family remains at risk.
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Kansans who help resettle refugees are preparing to welcome 500 people from Afghanistan to the state. Many are destined for Wichita and Kansas City, but they'll be scattered across Kansas.
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Local resettlement agencies expect hundreds of refugees to arrive in the next few months. Engoma Fataki, once a refugee himself, is an interpreter who will help students from a dozen different countries when they attend the Global Academy at the International Welcome Center.