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‘We teach people how to North Hill’: The making and continual re-making of Akron’s international district
By Sean Blevins A light drizzle began to fall and steam was starting to rise through the numerous cracks in the unlevel sidewalks, but business went on as usual in Akron’s North Hill neighborhood. The people roaming the narrow streets of Akron’s “international district” on the afternoon of March 9 cracked open their umbrellas and…
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How one organization helps refugees get their citizenship
By Helena Sepulveda “When I moved here, I discovered that Akron was a refugee city, and I didn’t really know what that meant, ” said Pastor Cary Duckett, a California native who is the executive director of the International Welcome Center. The center is a faith-based organization that works to assist refugees in becoming acclimated…