View 7 more
Taeid Shirmohammadi, left, wife Farah, daughter Shokofeh and family friend Afsaneh Afnanil wave as an Iranian refugee family arrives at the Salt Lake airport last month. Keith Johnson, Deseret Morning News
View 7 more
Somali mothers and their children attend celebration of the Somali Bantu culture in Salt Lake. Jason Olson, Deseret Morning News
View 7 more
Connie MacKay, a volunteer from the Unitarian Church, plays with children at the African Community Daycare Center in Salt Lake City. Most of the children are Somali refugees. Jason Olson, Deseret Morning News
View 7 more
Drums and singing fill the air at celebration of the Somali Bantu culture at Rowland Hall-St. Mark's School in Salt Lake City in February. Jason Olson, Deseret Morning News
View 7 more
Masumeh Falahi came to Utah last July with her son and now lives in Midvale. Jason Olson, Deseret Morning News
View 7 more
Ron Anderson, left, and Paul Bratton deliver sofa to a Somali family that spent years in a refugee camp. Anderson helps refugees get settled and also checks on their progress. Jason Olson, Deseret Morning News
View 7 more
Sudanese refugees gather outside their temporary shelters near Birak, Chad, in an undated photo released by a global aid group. Cinthia Jones, Associated Press
View 7 more
Girls attend six-hour celebration of the Kurdish New Year. Young women formed long lines as they danced to Kurdish pop songs. Elaine Toronto, for the Deseret Morning News
By Deseret News, Lucinda Dillon Kinkead and Dennis Romboy
Join the Conversation
Looking for comments?
Find comments in their new home! Click the buttons at the top or within the article to view them — or use the button below for quick access.