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The objects immigrants hold dear

This photo series explores the emotional weight of the items immigrants carry with them to America

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by Lauren Hansen
February 8, 2018

Anmol Sanyasi, 14, brought a traditional combat knife when he and his family, refugees from Nepal, resettled in the U.S. in 2009.

Aug. 20, 2015

Marisa Rummell, who was born in Mexico but grew up in the United States, has kept her grandmother's 105-year-old hand embroidered handkerchief.

Sept. 21, 2015

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Lourdes Reira, originally from Honduras, crossed the Rio Grande River carrying the photographs of her children.

Aug. 19, 2015

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Krishna Vavilala, 78, brought his father-in-law's Ph.D dissertation from India as a reminder of how much the family values education.

Sept. 15, 2015

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