$100,000 DONATION TO SCHOLARSHIP FUND!

by | Apr 24, 2021 | Uncategorized

I am so pleased to report that a very generous donor has contributed $100,000 to the Different Roots, Common Dreams Scholarship Fund. The money will help to support refugees who want to pursue an undergraduate degree at the college of their choice. The fund and...

Missed “NH Chronicle”? Watch it here.

by | Oct 1, 2020 | Uncategorized

If you missed the “NH Chronicle” broadcast of NH immigrants’ stories and my new book, here’s the link. It was an excellent piece, recognizing and honoring the journeys of our immigrant friends.  You can also go to the WMUR website and search...

Review in “Midwest Book Review”

by | Aug 25, 2020 | Uncategorized

Excellent review from Midwest Book Review! Critique: A pleasure to simply browse through one page at a time, “Finding Home: Portraits and Memories of Immigrants” is a unique and extraordinary contribution to our current and on-going national dialogue over immigration....

First Recipient of the Scholarship Fund!

by | Nov 28, 2018 | home page, scholarship

Deborah Elonga, 2018 graduate of Concord High School, was the first recipient of the Different Roots, Common Dreams Scholarship Fund. Read more about her and the fund in this article in the Concord Monitor was on 11/22/18 (Thanksgiving Day). It was the lead article on...

“Most Fascinating Artist” Award!

by | Oct 28, 2018 | Uncategorized

In 2018, Becky Field was named Concord’s “Most Fascinating Artist”.  She was nominated by a member of immigrant community for the photography work she has been doing since 2012 to document the lives of NH’s immigrants and...

GIS interpretation of photos

by | May 11, 2018 | Uncategorized

Check out this very interesting and creative interpretation of several of my photos using a Geographic Information System (GIS), created by Christopher Bernard at University of New Hampshire – link You can see Chris’ full article about my UNH exhibit here....

Scars of Refugees

by | Sep 9, 2016 | Meeting Our Neighbors

I found this article important and moving. It is understandable that some … want to pretend that they are not refugees. It is more glamorous to be an exile, more comprehensible to be an immigrant, more desirable to be an expatriate. The need to belong can change...