Skop and Gibbes to tell stories of refugees planting new roots in U.S.

How can refugees create community far from home? And where does urban farming fit into the equation? National Geographic Society grantees Emily Skop and Cerian Gibbes, both professors of Geography and Environmental Studies at UCCS, aim to answer these questions collaboratively. By documenting photos taken by 16 African and Southeast Asian refugees – all of whom have recently resettled in American cities and are participating in urban farming initiatives – Skop and Gibbes plan to ask refugees to use cameras to tell their own stories.