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New Vermonters: Pohkrel
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Chandra and Phul Pokhrel arrived in Vermont almost four years ago with their son, Austin. They had been living in a refugee camp in Nepal for 18 years. In Bhutan, their families owned land, had access to education and good jobs. Then they lost everything and were driven out of the country.VPR News
New Vermonters: Hassan and Yusef
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Turns out, Burlington, Vermont is on the radar for many families in big cities around the country looking for a different pace of life. And yet these urban- transplants-turned-new-Vermonters are not our only new neighbors. There is another group of new Vermonters growing in numbers: the new Americans who came here as refugees. They are putting down roots, contributing to the community and embracing a new way of life.VPR News
New Vermonters: Hassan and Yusef
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Turns out, Burlington, Vermont is on the radar for many families in big cities around the country looking for a different pace of life. And yet these urban- transplants-turned-new-Vermonters are not our only new neighbors. There is another group of new Vermonters growing in numbers: the new Americans who came here as refugees. They are putting down roots, contributing to the community and embracing a new way of life.VPR News
New Vermonters: Harte
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Rob and Alison Harte are urban transplants from New York City. In the winter of 2009, the Harte family visited good friends of theirs who moved to Burlington, Vermont a few years before. They had a great time, so much so that Alison left Vermont feeling like she had to find a way to get her family back there permanently. It took another two years for things to come together in such a way that made it possible.VPR News
New Vermonters: Harte
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Rob and Alison Harte are urban transplants from New York City. In the winter of 2009, the Harte family visited good friends of theirs who moved to Burlington, Vermont a few years before. They had a great time, so much so that Alison left Vermont feeling like she had to find a way to get her family back there permanently. It took another two years for things to come together in such a way that made it possible.VPR News
New Vermonters: Bieber
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As part of the VPR News series, The New Vermonters, Jessica Ticktin interviewed Matt and Emily Bieber left their home in Los Angeles, California to move to Burlington, Vermont in July 2011.VPR News