The refugees learn the basics of food safety, food preparation, cooking skills and U.S. restaurant culture in an environment where they’re able to practice English, forge friendships and get job offers post-program.
It was showtime Thursday night for the 14 refugees hustling around an industrial kitchen inside a University of Denver banquet hall, spreading goat cheese atop crostinis, scooping ice into water glasses and perfecting the plating of a charred okra salad.
The DU students are tasked with interviewing, training and managing the refugees, who are referred to the program through the Denver-based As part of the course, the DU students visit their refugee mentees — who aren’t students at the university — in their new homes. The DU students take public transportation there to better understand the obstacles and life experiences their mentees are going through.
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