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4 tips for staying connected during coronavirus, from migrants who live far from family

  • Written by Lynnette Arnold, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
For immigrants like Juana, from El Salvador, migration -- not coronavirus -- is the main cause of separation from family. Norwalk, Connecticut, March 25, 2020.John Moore/Getty Images

As social distancing and shelter-in-place orders are implemented to curb the spread of coronavirus, ever more people worldwide are separated from relatives, friends...

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