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Refugees are often thought of as a large group of people, but everyone has a story.<\/span> And for Rodrigue Wasanga, his story is food. The Refuge Cafe in Phoenix teaches refugees and disadvantaged youths food service and vocational skills. As Wasanga adjusts to life in the United States, the program\u2019s helping him follow his passion for cooking.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label=”Section” fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” text_font_size=”14″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n Originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Wasanga and his family came to Arizona in 2011. Prior to their arrival, they spent three years in a Zimbabwean refugee camp.<\/p>\n \u201cAt the time, there had been a lot of killing and shootings [in Congo],\u201d he said. \u201cEven my parents, they were killed.\u201d<\/p>\n This prompted his move to the refugee camp in Zimbabwe, with help from his neighbors. When he first came to the U.S., he settled in Glendale, Arizona. He\u2019s now in Phoenix, where he lives with his sister, two brothers and brother-in-law.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_audio admin_label=”Audio” title=”Listen to %22Immigrants Find a Future in Food%22″ artist_name=”Travis Cornejo” album_name=”Next Generation Radio” background_layout=”dark” title_font_size=”26″ caption_font_size=”14″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” audio=”https:\/\/kjzz2017.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2016\/01\/Travis-Final.wav”] [\/et_pb_audio][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label=”Section” fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off” transparent_background=”off” background_color=”#e8e8e8″ allow_player_pause=”off” inner_shadow=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” padding_mobile=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” make_equal=”off” use_custom_gutter=”off” gutter_width=”3″][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” text_font_size=”14″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n When Rodrigue Wasanga and his family came to the U.S. in 2011, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees identified approximately 34.5 million refugees and \u201cpersons of concern\u201d across the world. This group was broken down into seven categories:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_code admin_label=”Code: Map of Congo”]<iframe width=”100%” height=”500″ scrolling=”no” frameborder=”no” src=”https:\/\/www.google.com\/fusiontables\/embedviz?q=select+col9+from+1dNHZok4wmKUKVC_TaIyqBWugKdEAELwJHrMUhlMf&viz=MAP&h=false&lat=0.4331826507383944&lng=24.57116350000001&t=1&z=5&l=col9&y=2&tmplt=2&hml=KML”><\/iframe> <b>Click on the map for more information about refugees and other persons of concern.<\/b>[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_code admin_label=”Code: Total population of concern”]<iframe class=”highcharts-iframe” src=”\/\/cloud.highcharts.com\/embed\/irutaq\/2″ style=”border: 0; width: 100%; height: 500px”><\/iframe>[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_code admin_label=”Code”]<iframe class=”highcharts-iframe” src=”\/\/cloud.highcharts.com\/embed\/ukusug\/3″ style=”border: 0; width: 100%; height: 500px”><\/iframe>[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” text_font_size=”14″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n According to a 2011 UNHCR report, the world\u2019s largest refugee camp was in Dadaab, Kenya with nearly 137,500 inhabitants. The camp\u2014Hagadera\u2014was part of a larger network including more than 453,000 refugees. When\u00a0Rodrigue Wasanga\u00a0and his family left the Democratic Republic of Congo, they spent three years in a\u00a0Zimbabwe refugee camp. When they arrived in the U.S. in 2011, they were among 1,079 other refugees from their native country.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” text_font_size=”14″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n Wasanga first focused on attaining his high school education, but on a break from school, he began to turn his attention toward a career.<\/p>\n \u201cI was looking for a job, and I talked to this guy\u2014his name is Jacob\u2014at Catholic [Charities],\u201d he explained. \u201cJacob was the chef of the kitchen, and he asked me if I\u2019m able to work at the [Refuge] Caf\u00e9. But I\u2019d never worked before.\u201d Wasanga said learning his way around a cafe\u2019s kitchen was a difficult experience at first. But it helped that he often spent time cooking with his sister. He said shadowing Jacob helped a lot too. \u201cI think I can learn fast by watching,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n But he soon learned there\u2019s a big difference between cooking American and Congolese food.<\/p>\n \u201cEverything is fresh,\u201d he said about Congolese cooking. \u201cYou go to the farm, [and] you take fresh food. [Then] we cook for a long time. About two hours\u2014three hours.\u201d<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” text_font_size=”14″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n But despite the differences and difficulties, Wasanga said he plans to keep at it.<\/p>\n \u201cI want to go to culinary school in Scottsdale,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s called the Cordon Bleu. They will give you an opportunity. And you will learn all about how to open a business. If I get a chance to be in school and learn everything as quick as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n His dream is to open a restaurant of his own. Wasanga said he hopes to learn more about baking. He wants to learn how to decorate wedding cakes and create beautiful plate presentations.<\/p>\n \u201cWhatever you want to do, you just have to focus,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd know that you can do it. That\u2019s what I think.\u201d<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image” src=”https:\/\/kjzz2017.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2016\/01\/DSC_0015.png” show_in_lightbox=”on” url_new_window=”off” animation=”left” sticky=”off” align=”left” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” alt=”Rodrigue Wasanga is a line cook at The Refuge Cafe. He one day hopes to go to culinary school.” title_text=”Rodrigue Wasanga prepares the \u201cRefuge Focaccia\u201d with turkey, bacon and cheddar cheese. He shadowed the head chef to learn his way around the kitchen.”] [\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” text_font_size=”14″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n Rodrigue Wasanga prepares the \u201cRefuge Focaccia\u201d with turkey, bacon and cheddar cheese. He shadowed the head chef to learn his way around the kitchen.<\/b><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image” src=”https:\/\/kjzz2017.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2016\/01\/DSC_0126.png” show_in_lightbox=”on” url_new_window=”off” animation=”left” sticky=”off” align=”left” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] [\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” text_font_size=”14″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n The \u201cGlobal Grilled Gheese\u201d (pictured with cheddar and swiss cheese) offers diners a global variety of cheese possibilities.<\/b><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label=”Section” fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off” transparent_background=”off” background_color=”#e8e8e8″ allow_player_pause=”off” inner_shadow=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” padding_mobile=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” make_equal=”off” use_custom_gutter=”off” gutter_width=”3″][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” text_font_size=”14″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n A name might be something most take for granted, or don\u2019t think about at all, but it can be a bit more complicated for others.<\/p>\n Immigrants and refugees sometimes adopt easy-to-pronounce nicknames when they come to the United States. 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Establishing A Home<\/h4>\n
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