Martha Sparrow and Hamid Safi
Recorded
April 21, 2022
38:36 minutes
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Id:
mby021646
Description
Hamid Safi (26) and his sponsor, Martha Sparrow [no age given], share a conversation about Hamid's emigration from Afghanistan to the United States, his upbringing in Kunar, Afghanistan, and his hopes both for his future and for the future of those who remain in Afghanistan.Subject Log / Time Code
HS looks back on his childhood in Kunar, Afghanistan.
HS describes his family.
HS remembers what, as a child, he wanted to be when he grew up.
HS shares the story of how he emigrated from Afghanistan to the U.S.
HS describes what it was like for him to arrive in Fort McCoy, Wisconsin.
HS recalls what he first thought when he learned that he would be living in Springfield, Missouri.
HS shares what his favorite things are about living in the U.S., as well as what has been challenging for him.
HS talks about his plans for the future.
HS reflects on what he would tell himself if he could go back and give himself advice on his first night in the U.S.
HS describes how the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan has affected his siblings' lives.
HS discusses the differences between Afghan and U.S. cultures.
HS shares his experience observing Ramadan for the first time without his family.
HS and MS talk about the group that sponsored HS' emigration to the U.S.
HS describes what is going on now in Afghanistan.
HS explains why Islam is a peaceful religion.
HS shares how the destruction in Afghanistan has impacted him.
HS hopes to reunite with his family in the future.
Participants
- Martha Sparrow
- Hamid Safi