Walk through the sliding glass doors of the Shirokane no Mori nursing home in Tokyo and you’ll find a cabinet with individual cubbies where visitors can leave their shoes and borrow a pair of slippers. It feels homey for the seniors and care workers who spend their days with them. “I like Japan. It's very convenient. You can go to go anywhere by train,” says 29-year-old Putu Supadmi, a care worker from Indonesia, through a translator. “I don't need any motorcycle or vehicles

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The foreign-born population in the U.S. is now at an all time high — more than 10 percent. And while recession-time jobs are hard to come by for Americans, for residents of the States born overseas, finding work here can be even tougher. Workers from China and Afghanistan say learning American small talk can make all the difference. Listen here... #Immigration #Culture #Workplace