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A high-school student in New York, Sandra Uwiringiy’imana, endured a night of hell when she was a child—a bloody massacre on her tribe in Africa. Many of her fellow survivors are scattered around the U.S., thanks to a U.N. refugee program. Now, every year on the anniversary of the attack, the survivors meet. At these gatherings, Sandra and her brother Alex Ngabo take their portraits. Here is a selection of their photos.

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Photographs by Sandra Uwiringiy’imana and Alex Ngabo
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A high-school student in New York, Sandra Uwiringiy’imana endured a night of hell when she was a child—a bloody massacre on her tribe in Africa. Many of her fellow survivors are scattered around the U.S., thanks to a UN refugee program. Now, every year on the anniversary of the attack, the survivors meet. At these gatherings, Sandra and her brother Alex Ngabo take their portraits. Here is a selection of their photos.

Photographs by Sandra Uwiringiy’imana and Alex Ngabo
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Sandra Uwiringiy’imana and Alex Ngabo
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Sandra Uwiringiy’imana and Alex Ngabo
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Sandra Uwiringiy’imana and Alex Ngabo
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Photo by Sandra Uwiringiy’imana and Alex Ngabo
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Sandra Uwiringiy’imana and Alex Ngabo
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Sandra Uwiringiy’imana and Alex Ngabo
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Sandra Uwiringiy’imana and Alex Ngabo
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Sandra Uwiringiy’imana and Alex Ngabo
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Sandra Uwiringiy’imana and Alex Ngabo
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Sandra Uwiringiy’imana and Alex Ngabo
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Sandra Uwiringiy’imana and Alex Ngabo
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Sandra Uwiringiy’imana and Alex Ngabo
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Sandra Uwiringiy’imana and Alex Ngabo
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Sandra Uwiringiy’imana and Alex Ngabo

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