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My grandparents, father, and aunt, ca. 1935. I don't know all the details, but apparently my grandfather spent much of the '20s working construction in the States, and would go back to Italy periodically. I guess Pops was conceived on one of those…

McBeth's maternal kin.

This photo of Durdugül, Ercan & Ali was taken on their second day in the United States in 1989. When my sister Durdugül and her family came to the United States they had Bulgarian names in their passports. Later they reclaimed their original…

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

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…

Emma Posey posted her immigration story to Facebook and a photo of her mother and herself. Emma and her mother immigrated from Mexico when Emma was 15 years old.

Alvaro Rojas immigrated from Chile with his mother and brother. He describes his immigration story and an immigration raid in Glen Cove N.Y.

Alejandra Franco R posts her and her mother's immigration story from Honduras.

Shannon Coppa posted a photo and story of her refugee great grandparent's family from the Ottoman Empire.