Syracuse business owner can relate to the refugees he helps

Tai Shaw came to the U.S. in the early 1980s, and built a life in the Syracuse area. The owner of a successful refugee-run business, he spends much of his time working to help fellow refugees succeed.

Shaw, the owner of CNY Uniforms Plus in Syracuse, combines his business and activism to impact the community in positive ways.

“I love this,” Shaw said, while working on a New York State University Police uniform. “It is part of what I do every day, embroidering and screen printing. I sell a lot of uniforms.”

They make T-shirts and uniforms for everyone from the…