Naomi is one of dozens of immigrant, refugee, and new American entrepreneurs that have launched their small businesses with support from Spice Kitchen Incubator. Her business, Prin-Ya Custard, has a unique business model!

On Wednesday, May 3, Utah Governor Spencer Cox held a ceremonial bill signing for H.B.102–marking a historic moment for Utah’s newcomers and a landmark in Utah’s ongoing support for immigrant communities. H.B.102, the most inclusive in-state tuition legislation in the country, extends in-state tuition to refugees, asylees, humanitarian parolees, Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) holders, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders, and asylum seekers upon arrival in Utah.

Escalated violence in their native Burundi forced them to flee. For pregnant women, the increased uncertainty for the future is all the more stressful.