‘What I Carried’ Volume Five: One Bear and Two Flags

In this installment of “What I Carried,” immigrant journalists share stories about sentimental objects they carry to remind them of home—one a stuffed bear and the other a set of medals with Caribbean flags.

Journalist Hannah Sheehan talks with The Haitian Times contributing editor Ayinde Jean-Baptiste about a pair of tags he once wore that represent his Haitian and Trinidadian roots.

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Colombian journalist Camila Osorio Avendano interviewed Israeli journalist and Feet in 2 Worlds contributor Yael Even Or about her favorite childhood toy—a stuffed bear she thought she’d outgrown but still keeps because it reminds her of Tel Aviv.

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