Nisar Behlim (left) and Bhikhu Patel wait for a bus on Dodge Avenue just south of Emerson Street. I wanted to find out their stories, but our different languages slowed us down and then the 93 North California bus arrived. (Photo by Richard Cahan)

Richard Cahan takes photos for the Evanston RoundTable. He also is publisher of CityFiles Press, a small but mighty media company that believes in the power of words and pictures. You can reach him at...