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Kerem

July 4, 2018 by johnnoltner

Last week I met Kerem. A friend of a friend, he was a Turkish photojournalist until it became unsafe to be a Turkish photojournalist. Kerem got a green card when that was easier to do. He sold all his belongings and moved to the United States with his wife and twin boys. They went first to Rochester, MN to be close to other family who had settled there and just last month moved to the Twin Cities in search of […]

Categories: Blog • Tags: book, greencard, immigrant, Istanbul, photography, refugee, Syria, Turkey

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Julissa Arce

September 6, 2017 by johnnoltner

Julissa Arce came to the United States when she was 11 years old and became undocumented at age 14 when her visa expired. She paid for a college education by operating a funnel cake stand and graduated with a degree in finance. Using false papers, Julissa landed an internship at Goldman Sachs, was offered a full-time job, and was eventually promoted to vice president. Today Julissa is an American citizen and advocates for immigration reform. “I believe that it’s in gratitude that you […]

Categories: Podcast • Tags: American, California, citizenship, DACA, fear, freedom, hollywood, identity, immigrant, immigration, jobs, undocumented, wall street

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If we don’t who will?

November 15, 2016 by johnnoltner

It’s a week after the election and I still don’t have the answer I’ve been looking for. My candidate lost. There were plenty of things I didn’t love about Hillary. She is too hawkish for my taste, too corporate. But I voted for her. She won in my state of Minnesota. She won the popular vote in the nation, but in the electoral college…where it matters as we’ve set up our institutions…she lost. So we can talk about strategy. We […]

Categories: Blog • Tags: bully, citizens, election, Hispanic, humanity, immigrant, internment camps, LGBT, marginalized, Muslim, protect, Trump, United States, vigilant, women

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Looking forward to sharing stories of #faith and #peace tomorrow at @shepherdofthelake in #priorlake 6pm. Free and open to all. #minnesotaphotographer #storytelling #bridgingdivides #exploringfaith #apeaceofmymind #paulcbuff
#twincities friends...I’ll be speaking at @shepherdofthelake church in #priorlake Sunday at 6pm. If you haven’t heard the “Lessons on the Road to Peace” story, now’s your chance. Our #americanstories exhibit is installed there as well So come early and enjoy the #stories of #peace in the #seasonofpeace #free and open to all
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Production day for the photos and stories we gathered this week at @shepherdofthelake in Prior Lake. I’ll be speaking Sunday at 6 pm at the church to share some of their stories and to talk about storytelling as a way to bridge divides. Free and open to all. #story #faith #peace #publictalk #priorlake #minnesota #apeaceofmymind

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