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  • 25 MARCH 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A contestant during the first round of the Miss Tiffany's contest at CentralWorld, a large shopping mall in Bangkok. Miss Tiffany's Universe is a beauty contest for transgender contestants; all of the contestants were born biologically male. The final round will be held on May 8 in the beach resort of Pattaya. The final round is televised of the  Miss Tiffany’s Universe contest is broadcast live on Thai television with an average of 15 million viewers.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 JUNE 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     Mr. Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs for Thailand, responds to Thailand being placed on the US Department of State blacklist for human smuggling and migrant abuse. The 2014 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, released in Washington June 20, put Thailand in the same category as North Korea, Zimbabwe and Saudi Arabia.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 JUNE 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     Mr. Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs for Thailand, responds to Thailand being placed on the US Department of State blacklist for human smuggling and migrant abuse. The 2014 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, released in Washington June 20, put Thailand in the same category as North Korea, Zimbabwe and Saudi Arabia.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 JUNE 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     Mr. Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs for Thailand, responds to Thailand being placed on the US Department of State blacklist for human smuggling and migrant abuse. The 2014 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, released in Washington June 20, put Thailand in the same category as North Korea, Zimbabwe and Saudi Arabia.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 NOVEMBER 2013 - PHOENIX, AZ: US Representative DAVID SCHWEIKERT (R-AZ), talks to constituents in front of his district office in Scottsdale. Congressman Schweikert represents Arizona's 6th Congressional District. Most of the district is in Scottsdale, a wealthy suburb of Phoenix and one of the wealthiest cities in the United States. Schweikert is a staunch conservative and popular with the Tea Party. He supported the government shutdown in October.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    An Imam walks to his Mosque in the Ban Krua neighborhood in Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    An Imam walks to his Mosque in the Ban Krua neighborhood in Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 DECEMBER 2012 - KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA:  A girl poses for a portrait at the Sri Mahamariamman Temple in Kuala Lumpur. The Sri Mahamariamman Temple is the oldest and richest Hindu temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Founded in 1873, it is situated at edge of Chinatown in Jalan Bandar (formerly High Street). In 1968, a new structure was built, featuring the ornate 'Raja Gopuram' tower in the style of South Indian temples. From its inception, the temple provided an important place of worship for early Indian immigrants and is now an important cultural and national heritage in Malaysia.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 JUNE 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     Mr. Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs for Thailand, responds to Thailand being placed on the US Department of State blacklist for human smuggling and migrant abuse. The 2014 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, released in Washington June 20, put Thailand in the same category as North Korea, Zimbabwe and Saudi Arabia.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MFAPressConferenceTIPSReport007.jpg
  • 21 JUNE 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     Mr. Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs for Thailand, responds to Thailand being placed on the US Department of State blacklist for human smuggling and migrant abuse. The 2014 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, released in Washington June 20, put Thailand in the same category as North Korea, Zimbabwe and Saudi Arabia.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MFAPressConferenceTIPSReport005.jpg
  • 21 JUNE 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     Mr. Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs for Thailand, responds to Thailand being placed on the US Department of State blacklist for human smuggling and migrant abuse. The 2014 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, released in Washington June 20, put Thailand in the same category as North Korea, Zimbabwe and Saudi Arabia.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MFAPressConferenceTIPSReport002.jpg
  • 21 JUNE 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     Mr. Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs for Thailand, responds to Thailand being placed on the US Department of State blacklist for human smuggling and migrant abuse. The 2014 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, released in Washington June 20, put Thailand in the same category as North Korea, Zimbabwe and Saudi Arabia.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 NOVEMBER 2013 - PHOENIX, AZ: US Representative DAVID SCHWEIKERT (R-AZ), talks to constituents in front of his district office in Scottsdale. Congressman Schweikert represents Arizona's 6th Congressional District. Most of the district is in Scottsdale, a wealthy suburb of Phoenix and one of the wealthiest cities in the United States. Schweikert is a staunch conservative and popular with the Tea Party. He supported the government shutdown in October.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 NOVEMBER 2013 - PHOENIX, AZ: US Representative DAVID SCHWEIKERT (R-AZ), talks to constituents in front of his district office in Scottsdale. Congressman Schweikert represents Arizona's 6th Congressional District. Most of the district is in Scottsdale, a wealthy suburb of Phoenix and one of the wealthiest cities in the United States. Schweikert is a staunch conservative and popular with the Tea Party. He supported the government shutdown in October.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 NOVEMBER 2013 - PHOENIX, AZ: US Representative DAVID SCHWEIKERT (R-AZ), talks to constituents in front of his district office in Scottsdale. Congressman Schweikert represents Arizona's 6th Congressional District. Most of the district is in Scottsdale, a wealthy suburb of Phoenix and one of the wealthiest cities in the United States. Schweikert is a staunch conservative and popular with the Tea Party. He supported the government shutdown in October.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SchweikertVetsOpenHouse031.jpg
  • 09 NOVEMBER 2013 - PHOENIX, AZ: US Representative DAVID SCHWEIKERT (R-AZ), talks to constituents in front of his district office in Scottsdale. Congressman Schweikert represents Arizona's 6th Congressional District. Most of the district is in Scottsdale, a wealthy suburb of Phoenix and one of the wealthiest cities in the United States. Schweikert is a staunch conservative and popular with the Tea Party. He supported the government shutdown in October.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 NOVEMBER 2013 - PHOENIX, AZ: US Representative DAVID SCHWEIKERT (R-AZ), talks to constituents in front of his district office in Scottsdale. Congressman Schweikert represents Arizona's 6th Congressional District. Most of the district is in Scottsdale, a wealthy suburb of Phoenix and one of the wealthiest cities in the United States. Schweikert is a staunch conservative and popular with the Tea Party. He supported the government shutdown in October.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SchweikertVetsOpenHouse029.jpg
  • 16 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  SUKHUMBHAND PARIBATRA, candidate for Governor of Bangkok, talks to reporters during a campaign appearance in Bangkok Wednesday. The Oxford educated Sukhumbhand is a member of the Thai royal family (he is a great grandson of the late Thai King Chulalongkorn). He is a member of the Thai Democrat party and was first elected Governor of Bangkok in 2009. He is running for reelection this year. Sukhumbhand faces six challengers in the March 3 election. His toughest opponent is expected to be Police General Pongsapat Pongcharoen, who is running under the banner of the Pheu Thai Party, which controls the Prime Minister's office and Parliament.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  SUKHUMBHAND PARIBATRA, candidate for Governor of Bangkok, talks to reporters during a campaign appearance in Bangkok Wednesday. The Oxford educated Sukhumbhand is a member of the Thai royal family (he is a great grandson of the late Thai King Chulalongkorn). He is a member of the Thai Democrat party and was first elected Governor of Bangkok in 2009. He is running for reelection this year. Sukhumbhand faces six challengers in the March 3 election. His toughest opponent is expected to be Police General Pongsapat Pongcharoen, who is running under the banner of the Pheu Thai Party, which controls the Prime Minister's office and Parliament.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SukhumbhandParipatraBKKGovCampaign00...jpg
  • 16 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  SUKHUMBHAND PARIBATRA, candidate for Governor of Bangkok, talks to reporters during a campaign appearance in Bangkok Wednesday. The Oxford educated Sukhumbhand is a member of the Thai royal family (he is a great grandson of the late Thai King Chulalongkorn). He is a member of the Thai Democrat party and was first elected Governor of Bangkok in 2009. He is running for reelection this year. Sukhumbhand faces six challengers in the March 3 election. His toughest opponent is expected to be Police General Pongsapat Pongcharoen, who is running under the banner of the Pheu Thai Party, which controls the Prime Minister's office and Parliament.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SukhumbhandParipatraBKKGovCampaign00...jpg
  • 16 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  SUKHUMBHAND PARIBATRA, candidate for Governor of Bangkok, talks to reporters during a campaign appearance in Bangkok Wednesday. The Oxford educated Sukhumbhand is a member of the Thai royal family (he is a great grandson of the late Thai King Chulalongkorn). He is a member of the Thai Democrat party and was first elected Governor of Bangkok in 2009. He is running for reelection this year. Sukhumbhand faces six challengers in the March 3 election. His toughest opponent is expected to be Police General Pongsapat Pongcharoen, who is running under the banner of the Pheu Thai Party, which controls the Prime Minister's office and Parliament.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SukhumbhandParipatraBKKGovCampaign00...jpg
  • 20 DECEMBER 2012 - KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA:  A girl poses for a portrait at the Sri Mahamariamman Temple in Kuala Lumpur. The Sri Mahamariamman Temple is the oldest and richest Hindu temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Founded in 1873, it is situated at edge of Chinatown in Jalan Bandar (formerly High Street). In 1968, a new structure was built, featuring the ornate 'Raja Gopuram' tower in the style of South Indian temples. From its inception, the temple provided an important place of worship for early Indian immigrants and is now an important cultural and national heritage in Malaysia.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Malaysia2012028.jpg
  • 05 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: AUNG SAN SUU KYI answers reporters' questions during a press conference. During the press conference, which lasted 90 minutes, Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), said that if the NLD won the election she would serve "above" the President. When questioned about the Rohingya crisis in western Myanmar, a reporter called the situation "dramatic" and Suu Kyi replied the entire country is in a "dramatic situation" and the problems of the Rohingya should not be "exaggerated." She said the "great majority of our people remain as poor as ever." She also said the NLD would make a "fuss" if election results were "suspicious." Citizens of Myanmar go to the polls Sunday November 8 in what is widely viewed as the most democratic and contested election in Myanmar's history. The NLD is widely expected to win the election.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: AUNG SAN SUU KYI answers reporters' questions during a press conference. During the press conference, which lasted 90 minutes, Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), said that if the NLD won the election she would serve "above" the President. When questioned about the Rohingya crisis in western Myanmar, a reporter called the situation "dramatic" and Suu Kyi replied the entire country is in a "dramatic situation" and the problems of the Rohingya should not be "exaggerated." She said the "great majority of our people remain as poor as ever." She also said the NLD would make a "fuss" if election results were "suspicious." Citizens of Myanmar go to the polls Sunday November 8 in what is widely viewed as the most democratic and contested election in Myanmar's history. The NLD is widely expected to win the election.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SuuKyiPressConf031.jpg
  • 05 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: AUNG SAN SUU KYI answers reporters' questions during a press conference. During the press conference, which lasted 90 minutes, Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), said that if the NLD won the election she would serve "above" the President. When questioned about the Rohingya crisis in western Myanmar, a reporter called the situation "dramatic" and Suu Kyi replied the entire country is in a "dramatic situation" and the problems of the Rohingya should not be "exaggerated." She said the "great majority of our people remain as poor as ever." She also said the NLD would make a "fuss" if election results were "suspicious." Citizens of Myanmar go to the polls Sunday November 8 in what is widely viewed as the most democratic and contested election in Myanmar's history. The NLD is widely expected to win the election.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: AUNG SAN SUU KYI answers reporters' questions during a press conference. During the press conference, which lasted 90 minutes, Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), said that if the NLD won the election she would serve "above" the President. When questioned about the Rohingya crisis in western Myanmar, a reporter called the situation "dramatic" and Suu Kyi replied the entire country is in a "dramatic situation" and the problems of the Rohingya should not be "exaggerated." She said the "great majority of our people remain as poor as ever." She also said the NLD would make a "fuss" if election results were "suspicious." Citizens of Myanmar go to the polls Sunday November 8 in what is widely viewed as the most democratic and contested election in Myanmar's history. The NLD is widely expected to win the election.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SuuKyiPressConf025.jpg
  • 05 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: AUNG SAN SUU KYI answers reporters' questions during a press conference. During the press conference, which lasted 90 minutes, Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), said that if the NLD won the election she would serve "above" the President. When questioned about the Rohingya crisis in western Myanmar, a reporter called the situation "dramatic" and Suu Kyi replied the entire country is in a "dramatic situation" and the problems of the Rohingya should not be "exaggerated." She said the "great majority of our people remain as poor as ever." She also said the NLD would make a "fuss" if election results were "suspicious." Citizens of Myanmar go to the polls Sunday November 8 in what is widely viewed as the most democratic and contested election in Myanmar's history. The NLD is widely expected to win the election.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SuuKyiPressConf019.jpg
  • 05 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: AUNG SAN SUU KYI answers reporters' questions during a press conference. During the press conference, which lasted 90 minutes, Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), said that if the NLD won the election she would serve "above" the President. When questioned about the Rohingya crisis in western Myanmar, a reporter called the situation "dramatic" and Suu Kyi replied the entire country is in a "dramatic situation" and the problems of the Rohingya should not be "exaggerated." She said the "great majority of our people remain as poor as ever." She also said the NLD would make a "fuss" if election results were "suspicious." Citizens of Myanmar go to the polls Sunday November 8 in what is widely viewed as the most democratic and contested election in Myanmar's history. The NLD is widely expected to win the election.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SuuKyiPressConf018.jpg
  • 05 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: AUNG SAN SUU KYI smiles during a press conference. During the press conference, which lasted 90 minutes, Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), said that if the NLD won the election she would serve "above" the President. When questioned about the Rohingya crisis in western Myanmar, a reporter called the situation "dramatic" and Suu Kyi replied the entire country is in a "dramatic situation" and the problems of the Rohingya should not be "exaggerated." She said the "great majority of our people remain as poor as ever." She also said the NLD would make a "fuss" if election results were "suspicious." Citizens of Myanmar go to the polls Sunday November 8 in what is widely viewed as the most democratic and contested election in Myanmar's history. The NLD is widely expected to win the election.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: AUNG SAN SUU KYI answers reporters' questions during a press conference. During the press conference, which lasted 90 minutes, Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), said that if the NLD won the election she would serve "above" the President. When questioned about the Rohingya crisis in western Myanmar, a reporter called the situation "dramatic" and Suu Kyi replied the entire country is in a "dramatic situation" and the problems of the Rohingya should not be "exaggerated." She said the "great majority of our people remain as poor as ever." She also said the NLD would make a "fuss" if election results were "suspicious." Citizens of Myanmar go to the polls Sunday November 8 in what is widely viewed as the most democratic and contested election in Myanmar's history. The NLD is widely expected to win the election.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: AUNG SAN SUU KYI answers reporters' questions during a press conference. During the press conference, which lasted 90 minutes, Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), said that if the NLD won the election she would serve "above" the President. When questioned about the Rohingya crisis in western Myanmar, a reporter called the situation "dramatic" and Suu Kyi replied the entire country is in a "dramatic situation" and the problems of the Rohingya should not be "exaggerated." She said the "great majority of our people remain as poor as ever." She also said the NLD would make a "fuss" if election results were "suspicious." Citizens of Myanmar go to the polls Sunday November 8 in what is widely viewed as the most democratic and contested election in Myanmar's history. The NLD is widely expected to win the election.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: AUNG SAN SUU KYI leaves her home and walks to the press conference in her garden. During the press conference, which lasted 90 minutes, Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), said that if the NLD won the election she would serve "above" the President. When questioned about the Rohingya crisis in western Myanmar, a reporter called the situation "dramatic" and Suu Kyi replied the entire country is in a "dramatic situation" and the problems of the Rohingya should not be "exaggerated." She said the "great majority of our people remain as poor as ever." She also said the NLD would make a "fuss" if election results were "suspicious." Citizens of Myanmar go to the polls Sunday November 8 in what is widely viewed as the most democratic and contested election in Myanmar's history. The NLD is widely expected to win the election.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: A Rohingya refugee who works as a street cleaner in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. He said he is paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. He came to Malaysia as refugee, this menial work is the only work he can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: A Rohingya refugee who works as a street cleaner in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. He said he is paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. He came to Malaysia as refugee, this menial work is the only work he can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    RohingyaRefugeesKulaiMalaysia070.jpg
  • 16 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A Burmese man in Yangon. Yangon, formerly Rangoon, is the largest city in Myanmar. It is the former capital of the Southeast Asian country. It's still Myanmar's economic capital.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A portrait of a Chinese opera performer backstage at a Chinese opera in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok's Chinatown. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand and is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their cultural practices with them. Recently its popularity has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok. They travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. The opera troupes are paid by the temple, usually $700 to $1000 a night.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 DECEMBER 2012 - SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE:  The bride prays during her wedding in the Sultan Mosque in Singapore. The Sultan Mosque is the focal point of the historic Kampong Glam area of Singapore. Also known as Masjid Sultan, it was named for Sultan Hussein Shah. The mosque was originally built in the 1820s. The original structure was demolished in 1924 to make way for the current building, which was completed in 1928. The mosque holds great significance for the Muslim community, and is considered the national mosque of Singapore. It was designated a national monument in 1975.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 MARCH 2007 -- PHOENIX, AZ: US Senator (and Republican Presidential nominee)  John McCain (R-AZ) hosted a fundraiser called an "Exchange of Ideas" in the convention center in Phoenix, AZ, Friday, March 2, 2007. About 500 people attended the event.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: AUNG SAN SUU KYI answers reporters' questions during a press conference. During the press conference, which lasted 90 minutes, Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), said that if the NLD won the election she would serve "above" the President. When questioned about the Rohingya crisis in western Myanmar, a reporter called the situation "dramatic" and Suu Kyi replied the entire country is in a "dramatic situation" and the problems of the Rohingya should not be "exaggerated." She said the "great majority of our people remain as poor as ever." She also said the NLD would make a "fuss" if election results were "suspicious." Citizens of Myanmar go to the polls Sunday November 8 in what is widely viewed as the most democratic and contested election in Myanmar's history. The NLD is widely expected to win the election.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: AUNG SAN SUU KYI answers reporters' questions during a press conference. During the press conference, which lasted 90 minutes, Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), said that if the NLD won the election she would serve "above" the President. When questioned about the Rohingya crisis in western Myanmar, a reporter called the situation "dramatic" and Suu Kyi replied the entire country is in a "dramatic situation" and the problems of the Rohingya should not be "exaggerated." She said the "great majority of our people remain as poor as ever." She also said the NLD would make a "fuss" if election results were "suspicious." Citizens of Myanmar go to the polls Sunday November 8 in what is widely viewed as the most democratic and contested election in Myanmar's history. The NLD is widely expected to win the election.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A journalist photographs AUNG SAN SUU KYI during a press conference Thursday. During the press conference, which lasted 90 minutes, Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), said that if the NLD won the election she would serve "above" the President. When questioned about the Rohingya crisis in western Myanmar, a reporter called the situation "dramatic" and Suu Kyi replied the entire country is in a "dramatic situation" and the problems of the Rohingya should not be "exaggerated." She said the "great majority of our people remain as poor as ever." She also said the NLD would make a "fuss" if election results were "suspicious." Citizens of Myanmar go to the polls Sunday November 8 in what is widely viewed as the most democratic and contested election in Myanmar's history. The NLD is widely expected to win the election.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: AUNG SAN SUU KYI smiles during a press conference. During the press conference, which lasted 90 minutes, Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), said that if the NLD won the election she would serve "above" the President. When questioned about the Rohingya crisis in western Myanmar, a reporter called the situation "dramatic" and Suu Kyi replied the entire country is in a "dramatic situation" and the problems of the Rohingya should not be "exaggerated." She said the "great majority of our people remain as poor as ever." She also said the NLD would make a "fuss" if election results were "suspicious." Citizens of Myanmar go to the polls Sunday November 8 in what is widely viewed as the most democratic and contested election in Myanmar's history. The NLD is widely expected to win the election.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: AUNG SAN SUU KYI answers reporters' questions during a press conference. During the press conference, which lasted 90 minutes, Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), said that if the NLD won the election she would serve "above" the President. When questioned about the Rohingya crisis in western Myanmar, a reporter called the situation "dramatic" and Suu Kyi replied the entire country is in a "dramatic situation" and the problems of the Rohingya should not be "exaggerated." She said the "great majority of our people remain as poor as ever." She also said the NLD would make a "fuss" if election results were "suspicious." Citizens of Myanmar go to the polls Sunday November 8 in what is widely viewed as the most democratic and contested election in Myanmar's history. The NLD is widely expected to win the election.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: AUNG SAN SUU KYI answers reporters' questions during a press conference. During the press conference, which lasted 90 minutes, Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), said that if the NLD won the election she would serve "above" the President. When questioned about the Rohingya crisis in western Myanmar, a reporter called the situation "dramatic" and Suu Kyi replied the entire country is in a "dramatic situation" and the problems of the Rohingya should not be "exaggerated." She said the "great majority of our people remain as poor as ever." She also said the NLD would make a "fuss" if election results were "suspicious." Citizens of Myanmar go to the polls Sunday November 8 in what is widely viewed as the most democratic and contested election in Myanmar's history. The NLD is widely expected to win the election.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: AUNG SAN SUU KYI smiles during a press conference. During the press conference, which lasted 90 minutes, Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), said that if the NLD won the election she would serve "above" the President. When questioned about the Rohingya crisis in western Myanmar, a reporter called the situation "dramatic" and Suu Kyi replied the entire country is in a "dramatic situation" and the problems of the Rohingya should not be "exaggerated." She said the "great majority of our people remain as poor as ever." She also said the NLD would make a "fuss" if election results were "suspicious." Citizens of Myanmar go to the polls Sunday November 8 in what is widely viewed as the most democratic and contested election in Myanmar's history. The NLD is widely expected to win the election.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: AUNG SAN SUU KYI answers reporters' questions during a press conference. During the press conference, which lasted 90 minutes, Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), said that if the NLD won the election she would serve "above" the President. When questioned about the Rohingya crisis in western Myanmar, a reporter called the situation "dramatic" and Suu Kyi replied the entire country is in a "dramatic situation" and the problems of the Rohingya should not be "exaggerated." She said the "great majority of our people remain as poor as ever." She also said the NLD would make a "fuss" if election results were "suspicious." Citizens of Myanmar go to the polls Sunday November 8 in what is widely viewed as the most democratic and contested election in Myanmar's history. The NLD is widely expected to win the election.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: AUNG SAN SUU KYI answers reporters' questions during a press conference. During the press conference, which lasted 90 minutes, Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), said that if the NLD won the election she would serve "above" the President. When questioned about the Rohingya crisis in western Myanmar, a reporter called the situation "dramatic" and Suu Kyi replied the entire country is in a "dramatic situation" and the problems of the Rohingya should not be "exaggerated." She said the "great majority of our people remain as poor as ever." She also said the NLD would make a "fuss" if election results were "suspicious." Citizens of Myanmar go to the polls Sunday November 8 in what is widely viewed as the most democratic and contested election in Myanmar's history. The NLD is widely expected to win the election.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: AUNG SAN SUU KYI smiles during a press conference. During the press conference, which lasted 90 minutes, Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), said that if the NLD won the election she would serve "above" the President. When questioned about the Rohingya crisis in western Myanmar, a reporter called the situation "dramatic" and Suu Kyi replied the entire country is in a "dramatic situation" and the problems of the Rohingya should not be "exaggerated." She said the "great majority of our people remain as poor as ever." She also said the NLD would make a "fuss" if election results were "suspicious." Citizens of Myanmar go to the polls Sunday November 8 in what is widely viewed as the most democratic and contested election in Myanmar's history. The NLD is widely expected to win the election.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: AUNG SAN SUU KYI smiles during a press conference. During the press conference, which lasted 90 minutes, Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), said that if the NLD won the election she would serve "above" the President. When questioned about the Rohingya crisis in western Myanmar, a reporter called the situation "dramatic" and Suu Kyi replied the entire country is in a "dramatic situation" and the problems of the Rohingya should not be "exaggerated." She said the "great majority of our people remain as poor as ever." She also said the NLD would make a "fuss" if election results were "suspicious." Citizens of Myanmar go to the polls Sunday November 8 in what is widely viewed as the most democratic and contested election in Myanmar's history. The NLD is widely expected to win the election.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: AUNG SAN SUU KYI answers reporters' questions during a press conference. During the press conference, which lasted 90 minutes, Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), said that if the NLD won the election she would serve "above" the President. When questioned about the Rohingya crisis in western Myanmar, a reporter called the situation "dramatic" and Suu Kyi replied the entire country is in a "dramatic situation" and the problems of the Rohingya should not be "exaggerated." She said the "great majority of our people remain as poor as ever." She also said the NLD would make a "fuss" if election results were "suspicious." Citizens of Myanmar go to the polls Sunday November 8 in what is widely viewed as the most democratic and contested election in Myanmar's history. The NLD is widely expected to win the election.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: AUNG SAN SUU KYI answers reporters' questions during a press conference. During the press conference, which lasted 90 minutes, Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), said that if the NLD won the election she would serve "above" the President. When questioned about the Rohingya crisis in western Myanmar, a reporter called the situation "dramatic" and Suu Kyi replied the entire country is in a "dramatic situation" and the problems of the Rohingya should not be "exaggerated." She said the "great majority of our people remain as poor as ever." She also said the NLD would make a "fuss" if election results were "suspicious." Citizens of Myanmar go to the polls Sunday November 8 in what is widely viewed as the most democratic and contested election in Myanmar's history. The NLD is widely expected to win the election.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: AUNG SAN SUU KYI answers reporters' questions during a press conference. During the press conference, which lasted 90 minutes, Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), said that if the NLD won the election she would serve "above" the President. When questioned about the Rohingya crisis in western Myanmar, a reporter called the situation "dramatic" and Suu Kyi replied the entire country is in a "dramatic situation" and the problems of the Rohingya should not be "exaggerated." She said the "great majority of our people remain as poor as ever." She also said the NLD would make a "fuss" if election results were "suspicious." Citizens of Myanmar go to the polls Sunday November 8 in what is widely viewed as the most democratic and contested election in Myanmar's history. The NLD is widely expected to win the election.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: AUNG SAN SUU KYI answers reporters' questions during a press conference. During the press conference, which lasted 90 minutes, Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), said that if the NLD won the election she would serve "above" the President. When questioned about the Rohingya crisis in western Myanmar, a reporter called the situation "dramatic" and Suu Kyi replied the entire country is in a "dramatic situation" and the problems of the Rohingya should not be "exaggerated." She said the "great majority of our people remain as poor as ever." She also said the NLD would make a "fuss" if election results were "suspicious." Citizens of Myanmar go to the polls Sunday November 8 in what is widely viewed as the most democratic and contested election in Myanmar's history. The NLD is widely expected to win the election.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: AUNG SAN SUU KYI answers reporters' questions during a press conference. During the press conference, which lasted 90 minutes, Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), said that if the NLD won the election she would serve "above" the President. When questioned about the Rohingya crisis in western Myanmar, a reporter called the situation "dramatic" and Suu Kyi replied the entire country is in a "dramatic situation" and the problems of the Rohingya should not be "exaggerated." She said the "great majority of our people remain as poor as ever." She also said the NLD would make a "fuss" if election results were "suspicious." Citizens of Myanmar go to the polls Sunday November 8 in what is widely viewed as the most democratic and contested election in Myanmar's history. The NLD is widely expected to win the election.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: AUNG SAN SUU KYI answers reporters' questions during a press conference. During the press conference, which lasted 90 minutes, Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), said that if the NLD won the election she would serve "above" the President. When questioned about the Rohingya crisis in western Myanmar, a reporter called the situation "dramatic" and Suu Kyi replied the entire country is in a "dramatic situation" and the problems of the Rohingya should not be "exaggerated." She said the "great majority of our people remain as poor as ever." She also said the NLD would make a "fuss" if election results were "suspicious." Citizens of Myanmar go to the polls Sunday November 8 in what is widely viewed as the most democratic and contested election in Myanmar's history. The NLD is widely expected to win the election.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: AUNG SAN SUU KYI answers reporters' questions during a press conference. During the press conference, which lasted 90 minutes, Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), said that if the NLD won the election she would serve "above" the President. When questioned about the Rohingya crisis in western Myanmar, a reporter called the situation "dramatic" and Suu Kyi replied the entire country is in a "dramatic situation" and the problems of the Rohingya should not be "exaggerated." She said the "great majority of our people remain as poor as ever." She also said the NLD would make a "fuss" if election results were "suspicious." Citizens of Myanmar go to the polls Sunday November 8 in what is widely viewed as the most democratic and contested election in Myanmar's history. The NLD is widely expected to win the election.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: AUNG SAN SUU KYI answers reporters' questions during a press conference. During the press conference, which lasted 90 minutes, Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), said that if the NLD won the election she would serve "above" the President. When questioned about the Rohingya crisis in western Myanmar, a reporter called the situation "dramatic" and Suu Kyi replied the entire country is in a "dramatic situation" and the problems of the Rohingya should not be "exaggerated." She said the "great majority of our people remain as poor as ever." She also said the NLD would make a "fuss" if election results were "suspicious." Citizens of Myanmar go to the polls Sunday November 8 in what is widely viewed as the most democratic and contested election in Myanmar's history. The NLD is widely expected to win the election.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: AUNG SAN SUU KYI leaves her home and walks to the press conference in her garden. During the press conference, which lasted 90 minutes, Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), said that if the NLD won the election she would serve "above" the President. When questioned about the Rohingya crisis in western Myanmar, a reporter called the situation "dramatic" and Suu Kyi replied the entire country is in a "dramatic situation" and the problems of the Rohingya should not be "exaggerated." She said the "great majority of our people remain as poor as ever." She also said the NLD would make a "fuss" if election results were "suspicious." Citizens of Myanmar go to the polls Sunday November 8 in what is widely viewed as the most democratic and contested election in Myanmar's history. The NLD is widely expected to win the election.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: AUNG SAN SUU KYI leaves her home and walks to the press conference in her garden. During the press conference, which lasted 90 minutes, Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), said that if the NLD won the election she would serve "above" the President. When questioned about the Rohingya crisis in western Myanmar, a reporter called the situation "dramatic" and Suu Kyi replied the entire country is in a "dramatic situation" and the problems of the Rohingya should not be "exaggerated." She said the "great majority of our people remain as poor as ever." She also said the NLD would make a "fuss" if election results were "suspicious." Citizens of Myanmar go to the polls Sunday November 8 in what is widely viewed as the most democratic and contested election in Myanmar's history. The NLD is widely expected to win the election.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: MOHAMED SHAFI bin HABE, is one of the leaders of the Rohingya community in Kulai, Malaysia. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A child Chinese opera performer backstage before a show at the Pek Leng Keng Mangkorn Khiew Shrine in the Khlong Toey slum in Bangkok. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A Chinese opera performer backstage before a show at the Pek Leng Keng Mangkorn Khiew Shrine in the Khlong Toey slum in Bangkok. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 APRIL 2015 - CHIANG MAI, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:  A Tai boy at Wat Pa Pao during the Poi Sang Long Festival. Friends and family will visit him and pray with him before the ordination ceremony. The Poi Sang Long Festival (also called Poy Sang Long) is an ordination ceremony for Tai (also and commonly called Shan, though they prefer Tai) boys in the Shan State of Myanmar (Burma) and in Shan communities in western Thailand. Most Tai boys go into the monastery as novice monks at some point between the ages of seven and fourteen. This year seven boys were ordained at the Poi Sang Long ceremony at Wat Pa Pao in Chiang Mai. Poy Song Long is Tai (Shan) for "Festival of the Jewel (or Crystal) Sons.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 APRIL 2015 - CHIANG MAI, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:  A Tai boy at Wat Pa Pao during the Poi Sang Long Festival. Friends and family will visit him and pray with him before the ordination ceremony. The Poi Sang Long Festival (also called Poy Sang Long) is an ordination ceremony for Tai (also and commonly called Shan, though they prefer Tai) boys in the Shan State of Myanmar (Burma) and in Shan communities in western Thailand. Most Tai boys go into the monastery as novice monks at some point between the ages of seven and fourteen. This year seven boys were ordained at the Poi Sang Long ceremony at Wat Pa Pao in Chiang Mai. Poy Song Long is Tai (Shan) for "Festival of the Jewel (or Crystal) Sons.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 OCTOBER 2013 - PHOENIX, AZ: A member of Veterans Of Foreign Wars honor guard waits to receive an urn containing the cremated remains of a US military veteran. The cremated remains of 36 unclaimed US military veterans were interred at the National Memorial Cemetery in Phoenix. Members of the US military and several hundred veterans of the US military attended the service, which was a part of the Missing In America Project (MIAP).      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A Burmese man in Yangon. Yangon, formerly Rangoon, is the largest city in Myanmar. It is the former capital of the Southeast Asian country. It's still Myanmar's economic capital.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A woman who sells snacks to stevedores on the Yangon docks. Yangon's docks and waterfront district is the heart of the Myanmar economy. Imports are brought in by ocean freighter and repacked onto river freighters for shipment within Myanmar while exports are brought to Yangon on river boats and then exported on ocean going cargo ships.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A portrait of a Chinese opera performer backstage at a Chinese opera in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok's Chinatown. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand and is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their cultural practices with them. Recently its popularity has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok. They travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. The opera troupes are paid by the temple, usually $700 to $1000 a night.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2013 - ALONG HIGHWAY 13, LAOS: A woman in her home on the side of Highway 13. The paving of Highway 13 from Vientiane to near the Chinese border has changed the way of life in rural Laos. Villagers near Luang Prabang used to have to take unreliable boats that took three hours round trip to get from the homes to the tourist center of Luang Prabang, now they take a 40 minute round trip bus ride. North of Luang Prabang, paving the highway has been an opportunity for China to use Laos as a transshipping point. Chinese merchandise now goes through Laos to Thailand where it's put on Thai trains and taken to the deep water port east of Bangkok. The Chinese have also expanded their economic empire into Laos. Chinese hotels and businesses are common in northern Laos and in some cities, like Oudomxay, are now up to 40% percent. As the roads are paved, more people move away from their traditional homes in the mountains of Laos and crowd the side of the road living off tourists' and truck drivers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 DECEMBER 2012 - SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE:  The bride at her wedding in the Sultan Mosque in Singapore. The Sultan Mosque is the focal point of the historic Kampong Glam area of Singapore. Also known as Masjid Sultan, it was named for Sultan Hussein Shah. The mosque was originally built in the 1820s. The original structure was demolished in 1924 to make way for the current building, which was completed in 1928. The mosque holds great significance for the Muslim community, and is considered the national mosque of Singapore. It was designated a national monument in 1975.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 JANUARY 2010 -- BUCKEYE, AZ: Charles Ryan (CQ) talks about the savings A DoC would realize by transferring undocumented immigrant prisoners to ICE control. The Arizona Department of Corrections transferred 51 inmates from state control to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement at Lewis Prison in Buckeye Thursday morning. The inmates have less than 90 days left on their sentences and will be deported to their countries of origin when they finish their prison terms.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 AUGUST 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL:  A Buddha head on an exterior wall at Drubgon Jangchup Choeling Buddhist monastery in Kathmandu.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 AUGUST 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL:  A dragon's head and bell on a corner of the Drubgon Jangchup Choeling Buddhist monastery in Kathmandu.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 APRIL 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man gets a haircut at a barber school that sets up on the platform at Hua Lamphong Train Station in Bangkok. Travelers get free haircuts and the barber students get to practice on real heads.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 APRIL 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man gets a haircut at a barber school that sets up on the platform at Hua Lamphong Train Station in Bangkok. Travelers get free haircuts and the barber students get to practice on real heads.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JANUARY 2010 - TUCSON, AZ:    People visit the memorial for Congresswoman GABRIELLE GIFFORDS and others shot Sat. Jan. 8 at the intersection of Ina and Oracle Roads in Tucson, AZ, Saturday, January 15. Six people were killed and 14 injured in the shooting spree at a "Congress on Your Corner" event hosted by Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords at a Safeway grocery store in north Tucson on January 8. Congresswoman Giffords, the intended target of the attack, was shot in the head and seriously injured in the attack but is recovering. Doctors announced that they removed her breathing tube Saturday, one week after the attack. The alleged gunman, Jared Lee Loughner, was wrestled to the ground by bystanders when he stopped shooting to reload the Glock 19 semi-automatic pistol. Loughner is currently in federal custody at a medium security prison near Phoenix.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JANUARY 2010 - TUCSON, AZ:  A memorial for Congresswoman GABRIELLE GIFFORDS and others shot Sat. Jan. 8 at the intersection of Ina and Oracle Roads in Tucson, AZ, Saturday, January 15. Six people were killed and 14 injured in the shooting spree at a "Congress on Your Corner" event hosted by Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords at a Safeway grocery store in north Tucson on January 8. Congresswoman Giffords, the intended target of the attack, was shot in the head and seriously injured in the attack but is recovering. Doctors announced that they removed her breathing tube Saturday, one week after the attack. The alleged gunman, Jared Lee Loughner, was wrestled to the ground by bystanders when he stopped shooting to reload the Glock 19 semi-automatic pistol. Loughner is currently in federal custody at a medium security prison near Phoenix.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JANUARY 2010 - TUCSON, AZ:    People visit the memorial for Congresswoman GABRIELLE GIFFORDS and others shot Sat. Jan. 8 at the intersection of Ina and Oracle Roads in Tucson, AZ, Saturday, January 15. Six people were killed and 14 injured in the shooting spree at a "Congress on Your Corner" event hosted by Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords at a Safeway grocery store in north Tucson on January 8. Congresswoman Giffords, the intended target of the attack, was shot in the head and seriously injured in the attack but is recovering. Doctors announced that they removed her breathing tube Saturday, one week after the attack. The alleged gunman, Jared Lee Loughner, was wrestled to the ground by bystanders when he stopped shooting to reload the Glock 19 semi-automatic pistol. Loughner is currently in federal custody at a medium security prison near Phoenix.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JANUARY 2010 - TUCSON, AZ:  A memorial for Congresswoman GABRIELLE GIFFORDS and others shot Sat. Jan. 8 at the intersection of Ina and Oracle Roads in Tucson, AZ, Saturday, January 15. Six people were killed and 14 injured in the shooting spree at a "Congress on Your Corner" event hosted by Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords at a Safeway grocery store in north Tucson on January 8. Congresswoman Giffords, the intended target of the attack, was shot in the head and seriously injured in the attack but is recovering. Doctors announced that they removed her breathing tube Saturday, one week after the attack. The alleged gunman, Jared Lee Loughner, was wrestled to the ground by bystanders when he stopped shooting to reload the Glock 19 semi-automatic pistol. Loughner is currently in federal custody at a medium security prison near Phoenix.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JANUARY 2010 - TUCSON, AZ:    A memorial for Congresswoman GABRIELLE GIFFORDS and others shot Sat. Jan. 8 at the intersection of Ina and Oracle Roads in Tucson, AZ, Saturday, January 15. Six people were killed and 14 injured in the shooting spree at a "Congress on Your Corner" event hosted by Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords at a Safeway grocery store in north Tucson on January 8. Congresswoman Giffords, the intended target of the attack, was shot in the head and seriously injured in the attack but is recovering. Doctors announced that they removed her breathing tube Saturday, one week after the attack. The alleged gunman, Jared Lee Loughner, was wrestled to the ground by bystanders when he stopped shooting to reload the Glock 19 semi-automatic pistol. Loughner is currently in federal custody at a medium security prison near Phoenix.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JANUARY 2010 - TUCSON, AZ:  A memorial for Congresswoman GABRIELLE GIFFORDS and others shot Sat. Jan. 8 at the intersection of Ina and Oracle Roads in Tucson, AZ, Saturday, January 15. Six people were killed and 14 injured in the shooting spree at a "Congress on Your Corner" event hosted by Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords at a Safeway grocery store in north Tucson on January 8. Congresswoman Giffords, the intended target of the attack, was shot in the head and seriously injured in the attack but is recovering. Doctors announced that they removed her breathing tube Saturday, one week after the attack. The alleged gunman, Jared Lee Loughner, was wrestled to the ground by bystanders when he stopped shooting to reload the Glock 19 semi-automatic pistol. Loughner is currently in federal custody at a medium security prison near Phoenix.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JANUARY 2010 - TUCSON, AZ:  A memorial for Congresswoman GABRIELLE GIFFORDS and others shot Sat. Jan. 8 at the intersection of Ina and Oracle Roads in Tucson, AZ, Saturday, January 15. Six people were killed and 14 injured in the shooting spree at a "Congress on Your Corner" event hosted by Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords at a Safeway grocery store in north Tucson on January 8. Congresswoman Giffords, the intended target of the attack, was shot in the head and seriously injured in the attack but is recovering. Doctors announced that they removed her breathing tube Saturday, one week after the attack. The alleged gunman, Jared Lee Loughner, was wrestled to the ground by bystanders when he stopped shooting to reload the Glock 19 semi-automatic pistol. Loughner is currently in federal custody at a medium security prison near Phoenix.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JANUARY 2010 - TUCSON, AZ:  A memorial for Congresswoman GABRIELLE GIFFORDS and others shot Sat. Jan. 8 at the intersection of Ina and Oracle Roads in Tucson, AZ, Saturday, January 15. Six people were killed and 14 injured in the shooting spree at a "Congress on Your Corner" event hosted by Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords at a Safeway grocery store in north Tucson on January 8. Congresswoman Giffords, the intended target of the attack, was shot in the head and seriously injured in the attack but is recovering. Doctors announced that they removed her breathing tube Saturday, one week after the attack. The alleged gunman, Jared Lee Loughner, was wrestled to the ground by bystanders when he stopped shooting to reload the Glock 19 semi-automatic pistol. Loughner is currently in federal custody at a medium security prison near Phoenix.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JANUARY 2010 - TUCSON, AZ:  A memorial for Congresswoman GABRIELLE GIFFORDS and others shot Sat. Jan. 8 at the intersection of Ina and Oracle Roads in Tucson, AZ, Saturday, January 15. Six people were killed and 14 injured in the shooting spree at a "Congress on Your Corner" event hosted by Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords at a Safeway grocery store in north Tucson on January 8. Congresswoman Giffords, the intended target of the attack, was shot in the head and seriously injured in the attack but is recovering. Doctors announced that they removed her breathing tube Saturday, one week after the attack. The alleged gunman, Jared Lee Loughner, was wrestled to the ground by bystanders when he stopped shooting to reload the Glock 19 semi-automatic pistol. Loughner is currently in federal custody at a medium security prison near Phoenix.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JANUARY 2010 - TUCSON, AZ:  A memorial for Congresswoman GABRIELLE GIFFORDS and others shot Sat. Jan. 8 at the intersection of Ina and Oracle Roads in Tucson, AZ, Saturday, January 15. Six people were killed and 14 injured in the shooting spree at a "Congress on Your Corner" event hosted by Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords at a Safeway grocery store in north Tucson on January 8. Congresswoman Giffords, the intended target of the attack, was shot in the head and seriously injured in the attack but is recovering. Doctors announced that they removed her breathing tube Saturday, one week after the attack. The alleged gunman, Jared Lee Loughner, was wrestled to the ground by bystanders when he stopped shooting to reload the Glock 19 semi-automatic pistol. Loughner is currently in federal custody at a medium security prison near Phoenix.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JANUARY 2010 - TUCSON, AZ:  A memorial for Congresswoman GABRIELLE GIFFORDS and others shot Sat. Jan. 8 at the intersection of Ina and Oracle Roads in Tucson, AZ, Saturday, January 15. Six people were killed and 14 injured in the shooting spree at a "Congress on Your Corner" event hosted by Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords at a Safeway grocery store in north Tucson on January 8. Congresswoman Giffords, the intended target of the attack, was shot in the head and seriously injured in the attack but is recovering. Doctors announced that they removed her breathing tube Saturday, one week after the attack. The alleged gunman, Jared Lee Loughner, was wrestled to the ground by bystanders when he stopped shooting to reload the Glock 19 semi-automatic pistol. Loughner is currently in federal custody at a medium security prison near Phoenix.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  An anti-government protestor wears a plastic bag over his head for protection against tear gas. Thousands of anti-government protestors flooded into the area around the Thai Japan Stadium to try to prevent the drawing of ballot list numbers by the Election Commission, which determines the order in which candidates appear on the ballot of the Feb. 2 election. They were unable to break into the stadium and ballot list draw went as scheduled. The protestors then started throwing rocks and small explosives at police who responded with tear gas and rubber bullets. At least 20 people were hospitalized in the melee and one policeman was reportedly shot by anti-government protestors.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JANUARY 2011 - TUCSON, AZ: People attend a Jewish religious service at a memorial on the lawn in front of the University Medical Center in Tucson, AZ, Saturday, January 15. The memorial has been growing since the mass shooting last week. Six people were killed and 14 injured in the shooting spree at a "Congress on Your Corner" event hosted by Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords at a Safeway grocery store in north Tucson on January 8. Congresswoman Giffords, the intended target of the attack, was shot in the head and seriously injured in the attack. She is hospitalized at UMC. The alleged gunman, Jared Lee Loughner, was wrestled to the ground by bystanders when he stopped shooting to reload the Glock 19 semi-automatic pistol. Loughner is currently in federal custody at a medium security prison near Phoenix.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 15 JANUARY 2011 - TUCSON, AZ: People attend a Jewish religious service at a memorial on the lawn in front of the University Medical Center in Tucson, AZ, Saturday, January 15. The memorial has been growing since the mass shooting last week. Six people were killed and 14 injured in the shooting spree at a "Congress on Your Corner" event hosted by Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords at a Safeway grocery store in north Tucson on January 8. Congresswoman Giffords, the intended target of the attack, was shot in the head and seriously injured in the attack. She is hospitalized at UMC. The alleged gunman, Jared Lee Loughner, was wrestled to the ground by bystanders when he stopped shooting to reload the Glock 19 semi-automatic pistol. Loughner is currently in federal custody at a medium security prison near Phoenix.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 15 JANUARY 2011 - TUCSON, AZ: People attend a Jewish religious service at a memorial on the lawn in front of the University Medical Center in Tucson, AZ, Saturday, January 15. The memorial has been growing since the mass shooting last week. Six people were killed and 14 injured in the shooting spree at a "Congress on Your Corner" event hosted by Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords at a Safeway grocery store in north Tucson on January 8. Congresswoman Giffords, the intended target of the attack, was shot in the head and seriously injured in the attack. She is hospitalized at UMC. The alleged gunman, Jared Lee Loughner, was wrestled to the ground by bystanders when he stopped shooting to reload the Glock 19 semi-automatic pistol. Loughner is currently in federal custody at a medium security prison near Phoenix.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 15 JANUARY 2011 - TUCSON, AZ: People attend a Jewish religious service at a memorial on the lawn in front of the University Medical Center in Tucson, AZ, Saturday, January 15. The memorial has been growing since the mass shooting last week. Six people were killed and 14 injured in the shooting spree at a "Congress on Your Corner" event hosted by Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords at a Safeway grocery store in north Tucson on January 8. Congresswoman Giffords, the intended target of the attack, was shot in the head and seriously injured in the attack. She is hospitalized at UMC. The alleged gunman, Jared Lee Loughner, was wrestled to the ground by bystanders when he stopped shooting to reload the Glock 19 semi-automatic pistol. Loughner is currently in federal custody at a medium security prison near Phoenix.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 15 JANUARY 2011 - TUCSON, AZ: RUBEN MORENO, from the Mariachi group Luz de Luna (Light of the Moon) performs at the memorial on the lawn in front of the University Medical Center in Tucson, AZ, Saturday, January 15. The memorial has been growing since the mass shooting last week. Six people were killed and 14 injured in the shooting spree at a "Congress on Your Corner" event hosted by Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords at a Safeway grocery store in north Tucson on January 8. Congresswoman Giffords, the intended target of the attack, was shot in the head and seriously injured in the attack. She is hospitalized at UMC. Hospital staff have told the musicians that their music can be heard in Giffords' room. The alleged gunman, Jared Lee Loughner, was wrestled to the ground by bystanders when he stopped shooting to reload the Glock 19 semi-automatic pistol. Loughner is currently in federal custody at a medium security prison near Phoenix.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 15 JANUARY 2011 - TUCSON, AZ: RUBEN MORENO, from the Mariachi group Luz de Luna (Light of the Moon) performs at the memorial on the lawn in front of the University Medical Center in Tucson, AZ, Saturday, January 15. The memorial has been growing since the mass shooting last week. Six people were killed and 14 injured in the shooting spree at a "Congress on Your Corner" event hosted by Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords at a Safeway grocery store in north Tucson on January 8. Congresswoman Giffords, the intended target of the attack, was shot in the head and seriously injured in the attack. She is hospitalized at UMC. Hospital staff have told the musicians that their music can be heard in Giffords' room. The alleged gunman, Jared Lee Loughner, was wrestled to the ground by bystanders when he stopped shooting to reload the Glock 19 semi-automatic pistol. Loughner is currently in federal custody at a medium security prison near Phoenix.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 15 JANUARY 2011 - TUCSON, AZ: A family brings roses to the memorial on the lawn in front of the University Medical Center in Tucson, AZ, Saturday, January 15. The memorial has been growing since the mass shooting last week. Six people were killed and 14 injured in the shooting spree at a "Congress on Your Corner" event hosted by Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords at a Safeway grocery store in north Tucson on January 8. Congresswoman Giffords, the intended target of the attack, was shot in the head and seriously injured in the attack. She is hospitalized at UMC. The alleged gunman, Jared Lee Loughner, was wrestled to the ground by bystanders when he stopped shooting to reload the Glock 19 semi-automatic pistol. Loughner is currently in federal custody at a medium security prison near Phoenix.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 15 JANUARY 2011 - TUCSON, AZ: A woman comforts her son at the memorial on the lawn in front of the University Medical Center in Tucson, AZ, Saturday, January 15. The memorial has been growing since the mass shooting last week. Six people were killed and 14 injured in the shooting spree at a "Congress on Your Corner" event hosted by Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords at a Safeway grocery store in north Tucson on January 8. Congresswoman Giffords, the intended target of the attack, was shot in the head and seriously injured in the attack. She is hospitalized at UMC. The alleged gunman, Jared Lee Loughner, was wrestled to the ground by bystanders when he stopped shooting to reload the Glock 19 semi-automatic pistol. Loughner is currently in federal custody at a medium security prison near Phoenix.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 15 JANUARY 2011 - TUCSON, AZ: ANGELINA ALVARADO, 6, (left) and her sister, LEIANNE ALVARADO, 7, from Chandler, AZ, light candles at the memorial on the lawn in front of the University Medical Center in Tucson, AZ, Saturday, January 15. The memorial has been growing since the mass shooting last week. Six people were killed and 14 injured in the shooting spree at a "Congress on Your Corner" event hosted by Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords at a Safeway grocery store in north Tucson on January 8. Congresswoman Giffords, the intended target of the attack, was shot in the head and seriously injured in the attack. She is hospitalized at UMC. The alleged gunman, Jared Lee Loughner, was wrestled to the ground by bystanders when he stopped shooting to reload the Glock 19 semi-automatic pistol. Loughner is currently in federal custody at a medium security prison near Phoenix.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 15 JANUARY 2011 - TUCSON, AZ: People visit the memorial on the lawn in front of the University Medical Center in Tucson, AZ, Saturday, January 15. The memorial has been growing since the mass shooting last week. Six people were killed and 14 injured in the shooting spree at a "Congress on Your Corner" event hosted by Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords at a Safeway grocery store in north Tucson on January 8. Congresswoman Giffords, the intended target of the attack, was shot in the head and seriously injured in the attack. She is hospitalized at UMC. The alleged gunman, Jared Lee Loughner, was wrestled to the ground by bystanders when he stopped shooting to reload the Glock 19 semi-automatic pistol. Loughner is currently in federal custody at a medium security prison near Phoenix.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 15 JANUARY 2010 - TUCSON, AZ:    CLARENCE DUPNIK, the sheriff of Pima County, AZ, in Tucson, AZ, Saturday, January 15. Dupnik angered some on the political right when he suggested political hyperbole may have contributed to the mass shooting when six people were killed and 14 injured in the shooting spree at a "Congress on Your Corner" event hosted by Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords at a Safeway grocery store in north Tucson on January 8. Congresswoman Giffords, the intended target of the attack, was shot in the head and seriously injured in the attack but is recovering. Doctors announced that they removed her breathing tube Saturday, one week after the attack. The alleged gunman, Jared Lee Loughner, was wrestled to the ground by bystanders when he stopped shooting to reload the Glock 19 semi-automatic pistol. Loughner is currently in federal custody at a medium security prison near Phoenix.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JANUARY 2011 - TUCSON, AZ: People visit the memorial on the lawn in front of the University Medical Center in Tucson, AZ, Saturday, January 15. The memorial has been growing since the mass shooting last week. Six people were killed and 14 injured in the shooting spree at a "Congress on Your Corner" event hosted by Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords at a Safeway grocery store in north Tucson on January 8. Congresswoman Giffords, the intended target of the attack, was shot in the head and seriously injured in the attack. She is hospitalized at UMC. The alleged gunman, Jared Lee Loughner, was wrestled to the ground by bystanders when he stopped shooting to reload the Glock 19 semi-automatic pistol. Loughner is currently in federal custody at a medium security prison near Phoenix.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 15 JANUARY 2010 - TUCSON, AZ:    CLARENCE DUPNIK, the sheriff of Pima County, AZ, in Tucson, AZ, Saturday, January 15. Dupnik angered some on the political right when he suggested political hyperbole may have contributed to the mass shooting when six people were killed and 14 injured in the shooting spree at a "Congress on Your Corner" event hosted by Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords at a Safeway grocery store in north Tucson on January 8. Congresswoman Giffords, the intended target of the attack, was shot in the head and seriously injured in the attack but is recovering. Doctors announced that they removed her breathing tube Saturday, one week after the attack. The alleged gunman, Jared Lee Loughner, was wrestled to the ground by bystanders when he stopped shooting to reload the Glock 19 semi-automatic pistol. Loughner is currently in federal custody at a medium security prison near Phoenix.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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