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Groceries and shopping: Walmart, Mekong International Market, Price Rite. Church: Worcester Baptist Church and Blessed Sacrament Church. Parks: Crystal Park and Camp St Park (also has community garden).
The Burmese community started to move to Worcester around 2010 from refugee camps from Burma, Thailand and Malaysia. Languages: Burmese, Karen, Karenni, Chin. Religion is fairly wide from Buddhism, Christian, Catholic, Muslim. Many families are starting to leave Worcester because the rent is too expensive and impossible to buy a home. Many want to live where there's a bigger Burmese community and resources. Many people are ELL and often don't speak much English so spaces don't feel accessible to them (libraries, schools, etc).
Often families average income is $30k-40k with roughly 3-5 people. In the beginning of the migration over, many Burmese folks were in the restaurant industry. Now it has shifted to working in a factory 48forty Solution (in Westborough), TJ Maxx, cleaning companies. Often they have to go outside of Worcester to find jobs.
-Worried that both parents are working so much to survive therefore the family/children don't have their presence around impacting the relationships and future of their children. (Capitalism) -Youth not going to college because their children have not had higher education. Limited access. Youth often end up working to support the family at an early age and don't get to focus on their future. - More free/ low cost entertainment spaces. Many in their community facing depression/ mental health but just stay at home because there's no healthy spaces or outlets. - There should be more job opportunities in Worcester.
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