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Slideshow: A Bhutanese Community in St. Paul

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Phul Maya Khatiwada holds her daughter
Phul Maya Khatiwada holds her daughter, Ruby, at a family gathering in St. Paul. Ruby was born about six months ago at United Hospital in St. Paul, making her the first in the family to become a U.S. citizen.
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Parmananda Khatiwoda
Parmananda Khatiwoda works as a program coordinator for refugees at World Relief of Minnesota in Richfield. He arrived in the Twin Cities last October after spending 17 years in a Nepalese refugee camp.
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Phul Maya Khatiwada holds her daughter
Phul Maya Khatiwada holds her daughter, Ruby, at a family gathering in St. Paul. Ruby was born about six months ago at United Hospital in St. Paul, making her the first in the family to become a U.S. citizen.
MPR Photo/Laura Yuen
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Mangala Sharma
Mangala Sharma, right, tries to get the attention of 6-month-old Ruby Khatiwada. Sharma, who has lived in the United States for nearly a decade, has brought her relatives and in-laws to Minnesota over the past year.
MPR Photo/Laura Yuen