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Pharmacist's Assistant Ewa Tunia provides medical advice and informal psychological counseling, in addition to dispensing prescription and over-the-counter medicines, at a pharmacy on Nassau Avenue.
Pharmacist's Assistant Ewa Tunia provides medical advice and informal psychological counseling, in addition to dispensing prescription and over-the-counter medicines, at a pharmacy on Nassau Avenue. (Piotr Redlinski)
Cashier Maria Harla speaks with a customer in a pharmacy on Nassau Avenue where Polish newspapers, candy and a portrait of Pope John Paul II provide a familiar atmosphere to Polish immigrants in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. (Piotr Redlinski)
This pharmacy on Nassau Avenue serves as an unofficial neighborhood center for newly arrived Polish immigrants.
This pharmacy on Nassau Avenue serves as an unofficial neighborhood center for newly arrived Polish immigrants. (Piotr Redlinski)
A Queens, New York family connects with relatives in Ecuador in a storefront videoconferencing center. Videoconferencing, a technology once used mainly by businesses, is increasingly being used by immigrants to keep in touch with family members they left behind. (Piotr Redlinski)
A man cannot resist getting close to the screen during a video conference with his wife in Ecuador.
A man cannot resist getting close to the screen during a video conference with his wife in Ecuador. (Piotr Redlinski)
After seeing rebels kill his father, Bashir (who did not want to reveal his identity) escaped the bloody civil war in his native Sierra Leone. He was photographed near his Bronx home.
After seeing rebels kill his father, Bashir (who did not want to reveal his identity) escaped the bloody civil war in his native Sierra Leone. He was photographed near his Bronx home. (Piotr Redlinski)
Sai Aung Teekham (second from right), a leading member of an opposition political party in Burma, was forced to flee with his son Sai Lao, wife Nang Shwe and daughter Mo Nom after it became clear that the Burmese government would put him in jail if he stayed. The family just completed their first winter in their Bronx, New York home. (Piotr Redlinski)
Haitian immigrant Jovens Moncoeur sends $100 to help his wife’s family in Haiti at C.A.M. Money Transfer on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn. One of the world’s poorest nations, Haiti relies heavily on money sent home from Haitians overseas. (Piotr Redlinski)
Vidur Kapur, a gay stand-up comedian originally from India, performs at the Stand-Up NY comedy club in Manhattan. New York has become a haven for Desi (South Asian) gays, who are trying to escape anti-gay prejudice in countries such as India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. (Piotr Redlinski)
Gay and non-gay South Asians mingle at Desi-Liscious, a monthly all night dance party at the Pepper Club in Mahnattan.
Gay and non-gay South Asians mingle at Desi-Liscious, a monthly all night dance party at the Pepper Club in Mahnattan. (Piotr Redlinski)
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