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Khara Timsina knows personally how hard it can be to settle into a new country. Timsina, who is Bhutanese, was born in Bhutan and became a refugee in Nepal in 1992.

In 2009 he moved to the United States through a resettlement program, first landing in New York City, then making his way to Pittsburgh eight months later in search of a better cost of living.

The latter move brought him into contact with other Bhutanese refugees, and led to him becoming a plank of the community.

When he arrived in Pittsburgh, he noticed Bhutanese residents wer

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