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Jennifer Brown Hills posted to Facebook her Italian grandparent's story and photo. Jennifer's grandfather, who survived a German interment camp, left Italy after World War II and immigrated to the U.S. He then sent for his wife, Annina, and their…

Shannon Coppa posted a photo and story of her refugee great grandparent's family. They fled the Ottoman Empire during the Armenian Genocide

Voting instructions to recent immigrants from the Secretary of State for Minnesota Mike Holm, issued between 1920 - 1930. Featured on the Minnesota Historical Society's Collections Up Close blog.

Senior Airman Deng Deng, a logistics management specialist with the 319th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Grand Forks Air Force Base, ND on Sept 2, 2009. When he was 14 years old, he was one of the "Lost Boys of the Sudan" that were allowed to…

About 3000 people gathered in Powderhorn Park to stand in solidarity with immigrants and refugees. The protesters spoke against Donald Trump's immigration ban and the increasing militarization at the US-Mexico border. After a brief rally in the park,…

My dad with his only living sister/sibling - both immigrated here on their own from China when they were in their teens/early 20's. Coming to America meant they would never see their parents again. It was a heartbreaking price, apparently mutually…