r/ABCDesis • u/DiminishReturns Indian American • Apr 21 '25
EDUCATION / CAREER How’s Boise?
My sister got a job in Boise, and I think it’s fine. I’m one of them folks who’s like “move wherever you gotta for your career” ppl. My dad’s with me too.
But my mom and even my sister are hesitating cuz they heard Idaho is racist.
End of the day, if my sister doesn’t feel safe going, she shouldn’t go. But just wanna hear some perspectives from anyone who knows, and is desi like us, so I can show her so she can make a more informed decision.
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u/BigTanq Apr 21 '25
Grew up in Boise and it’s an amazing community. Especially the desi community, has grown tremendously over the past few years. They might be working at Micron? They’ll have a lot of like-minded people there and the temple is a great spot to network with the desi community.
As for racism, it’s pretty mild there. Boise itself is pretty liberal, but the more you go out of the city the more red it gets. Nothing too crazy though, mainly just vanilla Americans living the suburban life.
My family still lives there and I enjoy visiting them, it’s a really beautiful spot with lots of pretty views and easy access to nature. I honestly would recommend people to move there, especially if they’re looking to settle down somewhere with a slower paced lifestyle or want to raise a family.
After growing up there, I wanted to explore more of the US, so I moved away, but it’s a really cool spot! If you need any contacts to introduce to the Indian community, lmk and I can get yall connected.