If you had hours, or only minutes, to leave your home and country forever, what would you take with you? When refugees make the long and often difficult journey from their homeland, they don’t have ...

From Jim Lommasson, What We Carried: Fragments from the Cradle of Civilization (courtesy Jim Lommasson) KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Since the war in Iraq began in 2003, 140,000 Iraqis have been displaced and ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Thompson’s shotgun had a single trigger. The shooter could select either barrel using a cradle shift lever. The gun featured a pivoting breech block system that was ...

When refugees make the long and often difficult journey from their homeland, they don’t have room for a lot of personal objects. Photographer Jim Lommasson has documented the few items that Iraqi ...

We visit the Arab American National Museum for new exhibit "What We Carried: Fragments from the Cradle of Civilization," in which Syrian and Iraqi refugees share personal artifacts.