Refugees find solace in photos

These refugees from Bhutan are in a program that uses photos they take of their American lives to share with others in the group.    - - Donna Poisl

By Stacey Burling, Inquirer Staff Writer


On a recent morning, a small group of refugees from Bhutan proudly pointed to a laptop screen displaying photos they had taken of Philadelphia, their new home.

Karna Karki had taken pictures of a Hindu priest, seated on the floor with an array of bowls and a flame that symbolized life before him, part of a naming ceremony for a new baby. He also snapped a solemn group in the midst of 13 days of mourning.

The dominant Buddhist culture in Bhutan had tried to extinguish such rituals, Karki, 41, said with the help of a fuzzy interpreter on a cellphone speaker. "They told us to follow their rituals."
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