Local art exhibit shares Idahoans stories of immigration

By Samantha Wright,

Published March 15, 2023 at 2:02 PM MDT

A half a dozen large frameless photographs hang against a brick wall, with QR codes below them. Coffee tables and shelves with hanging plants are seen in the foreground. — Los Caminos de la Vida exhibits photographs of migrants' shoes, paired with first person accounts of their journeys to America.

Carmen, Carlos, Maria, Juan, and Gloria. These are just some of the eleven names of Idahoans that represent the 11 million undocumented people living in the U.S. today.

That’s the premise of a traveling art exhibit from the ACLU of Idaho. Julie Luchetta reports.

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Samantha Wright

As Senior Producer of our live daily talk show Idaho Matters, I’m able to indulge my love of storytelling and share all kinds of information (I was probably a Town Crier in a past life). My career has allowed me to learn something new everyday and to share that knowledge with all my friends on the radio.

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Julie Luchetta

I joined Boise State Public Radio in 2022 as the Canyon County reporter through Report for America, to report on the growing Latino community in Idaho. I am very invested in listening to people’s different perspectives and I am very grateful to those who are willing to share their stories with me. It’s a privilege and I do not take it for granted.

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Local art exhibit shares Idahoans stories of immigration

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