This article uses visual anthropology to bring forth the migration histories of Nepali women, especially those related to Gurkha soldiers. Using personal and archival photographs and videos of migrants and their families, this article uncovers mobility patterns and migration histories of some Nepali women. The article uses visuals to build a narrative that deals not just with migration histories and destinations that go beyond South Asia, but the larger meanings that individuals attach to the visuals. This article goes beyond the “factual data” that the visuals “reveal” by talking to the individuals in the photos or those possessing the photos about the contexts and experiences attached to those photos. The photos, taken mostly during the 20th century, help individuals not just to be reminiscent about the past, but also to reflect critically on their migration pathways and experiences retrospectively.

这篇文章用视觉人类学来介绍尼泊尔妇女的迁徙史，尤其是那些与廓尔喀士兵有关的迁徙史。本文使用移民及其家人的个人和档案照片和视频，揭示了一些尼泊尔妇女的流动模式和移民历史。这篇文章使用视觉来构建一个叙述，不仅涉及南亚以外的移民历史和目的地，还涉及个人对视觉的更大意义。本文超越了视觉“揭示”的“事实数据”，通过与照片中的个人或拥有照片的人谈论这些照片所附的背景和经历。这些照片大部分拍摄于 20 世纪，不仅帮助人们回忆过去，