Monday, December 17, 2012

Boulder's Intercambio helps 8,000 immigrants find their way

In the past 11 years, people from 45 countries have been helped to fit into their new country and community.    - - Donna Poisl

By Steve Raabe, The Denver Post

Six students in a tiny Boulder classroom sit around a table, holding an intelligent discussion about a magazine article on social media.

The classroom's common language is English, but the accents come from around the globe — China, South Korea, Mexico, Spain, Taiwan.

At the nonprofit Intercambio: Uniting Communities, students are linked by a desire to speak better English and assimilate into American culture.
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