Ep. #36 Nepal with Rajiv Gurung: From a Refugee Camp to a Business Owner

Stories of New Americans Podcast with Ron Klutho on NewsTalkSTL

Ron Klutho talks to Rajiv Gurung from Nepal

MUSIC: Aakashaima Chil by Mahesh Thulung, Puspa Khadka, and Akesha Bista

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0:00 SEG 1 Where is Nepal and Bhutan | Buddhism and Hinduism | The language | Lobuchu | Grandparents were from Nepal | The 1990 Nepalese revolution | Not being able to practice certain religions | Burning villages | Using military force to catch protestors | His dad was in jail for 18 months and tortured | The Nepalese refugee camp | The death rate at the refugee camp | Food in the refugee camp

15:32 SEG 2 Lhotshampa Village | Learning English at an early age | Bowing your head in respect to teachers | The legal system in a village | Fleeing by foot in the night | The U.N. took over the refugee camp | He lived in the refugee camp for 17 years | Staying positive in a refugee camp

32:00 SEG 3 Where did everyone in the camp hope to end up? | The resettlement program came to the camp | Australia was the country he wanted to go to the most | His first day in St. Louis | The sun was still out at 9 pm | Working with the International Institute | His first job was in a kitchen | opening a Nepalese market which is also a type of community center | Momo dumpling | Are the refugee camps still open? | What's the best and worst thing about the U.S.? | His store is called Gurung Bazaar at Grand and Chippewa https://www.facebook.com/gurungbazaar/