Scars of Refugees

by Becky Field | 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...

Book wins TWO national awards!

by Becky Field | Mar 15, 2016 | About the Book

[fusion_text]”Different Roots, Common Dreams” has received two national book awards. First is a 2016 Benjamin Franklin book award from the Independent Book Publishers Association – a silver award in the Multicultural category.  I flew to Salt Lake...

Great Book Review!

by Becky Field | Jan 27, 2016 | Uncategorized

“Different Roots, Common Dreams”  received a wonderful review from the Midwest Book Review! They stated that it “is a pleasure to browse through and … very highly recommended.” Here’s the review. The Photography Shelf Different...

Important Words for This Season

by Becky Field | Dec 24, 2015 | Immigration in NH, Meeting Our Neighbors

I am gazing on the “most perfect Christmas tree ever,” created with the help of two young friends whose family came to New Hampshire originally from Iraq. They share their Muslim faith traditions with me and visa versa, an exchange that has enriched us...

Different Roots Common Dreams

https://www.wmur.com/article/different-roots-common-dreams/5084619

Hard to Keep Up with This Immigrant!

by Becky Field | Aug 15, 2015 | Immigration in NH, Meeting Our Neighbors

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Eid, A Time for Forgiveness

by Becky Field | Jul 17, 2015 | Meeting Our Neighbors, Uncategorized

The Muslim holy month of Ramadan has just come to an end. In the last few years, I have been fortunate to learn a thing or two about this holy season through my photography within the Muslim community in New Hampshire. The start of Ramadan varies every year, timed on...

Srebrenica: “A time to bury our dearest”

by Becky Field | Jul 14, 2015 | Immigration in NH, Meeting Our Neighbors

New Hampshire is home to several hundred Bosnians who started resettling here as refugees in 1993. This year, on Saturday, July 11, The Bosnian community and their friends, with support from the Association of Bosniaks of New Hampshire, gathered to remember a 20-year...

How It Began

by Becky Field | Jun 29, 2015 | About the Book

I am often asked why and how I started this project to photograph immigrants and refugees in New Hampshire. The inadequate answer is I really don’t know – it was like the proverbial light bulb going off over my head. Yet I can point to the convergence of...

NH Senate Recognizes Bhutanese Community

by Becky Field | Jun 23, 2015 | Meeting Our Neighbors

Earlier this month (6/3/15) the NH Senate passed a resolution (NH SCR 1), requesting the U.S. Government to work to resolve the Bhutanese refugee crisis, repatriate their refugees, and promote human rights in that country. Why, you ask, are NH senators concerned about...