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Crafts can help refugees find community, and maybe a living

by Associated Press
| February 28, 2020 12:05 AM

When Bahija Karim arrived in Idaho as an Afghan refugee in 2005, she knew little about American culture. She didn’t speak English. A volunteer directed her to Artisans for Hope, a local crafts initiative for refugees.

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