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Fadi was in the Civil War in Lebanon

Pierre and Paige discuss his family history, the move to the U.S. from Lebanon, and compare the two places and his childhood across both of them.

We talked about how my father lived in Lebanon and how it was hard and his memories from the past.

This was an interview between us (Pierre & Mario -son and father, respectively) here in Atlanta, Georgia and Pierre’s great-grandma (Teta Annousse) in Lebanon with Sousou (Mario’s aunt) to assist her. If you weren’t able to figure it out, we...

Sergeant John Economy shares his experience in the US Army

I talk with my mom about some of the decisions she has made in life and the impact they have had.

Ashe [No Name Given] (41) talks with her father, Robert "Rob" [No Name Given] (71), about his childhood in Troy, New York, and being part of an Armenian American family.

Filmed in Orange Beach, Alabama, November 24, 2018 during Thanksgiving break. Jan Daugherty shares some of her experiences of her son. With that, she also explains her everlasting love of animals of all kind. She also talks about her family...

Her role in the bombing and what she went through. Also we talk about the struggle of being a women in the force.

How she adjusted to living in another country.

A family interview between my dad and I about his heritage.

Zainab Khan (31) interviews Alaa Basatneh (23) about her work as an activist for human rights in Syria.

Don Abraham (born 1929) talks with his son Joseph about his early childhood in Oklahoma, his move to Lebanon at age 3 with his family, and his return to Oklahoma in the 1950s. He also discusses his family and career...

I interviewed my uncle, Wael Yacoub. He talked about his childhood and what he has learned. I learned a lot of important things about him. He shared a lot of valuable lessons and memories with me.

Ranya story of her family coming to America.

Fadi Aoun is 52 years young. After getting some background information, we discussed failure and what it means to him. Finally, he talked through what he would do in a situation where his biggest failure would be committed.

Sisters Katrina "Trina" Kovarik Stevens (63) and Terre Kovarik Armstrong (65) discuss their family's transition from Washington D. C. to Lebanon, Missouri in the 1970s and share how they acclimated to their new home.

Kinda Hanano (53) and her son Esmat Hanano (28) have a conversation about her moving to Atlanta in 1992, her life as an Arab-American immigrant, and how Esmat's experiences as a first generation American of Arab descent has been different...

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Asking my mother how she got her job, how she was in school and how she felt in America.

We talk about general memories as father, mother, and son

A recognized refugee in Cyprus tells his story about how he ended up in this tiny island country just 100 km away from his hometown in Syria.

Friends, Carol DeHart (64) and Pamela Cook (67), share a conversation that reflects on their early life, their meeting in college, the way their careers developed, and finally, their faith and spiritual beliefs.

Moving to another country

Friends and colleagues Clemens "Clem" Work (75) and Asmaa Abukaie (37) discuss Asmaa's upbringing in Damascus, Syria before the outbreak of war in 2011. The two share memories of supporting other immigrant and refugee families in Montana and Idaho. Asmaa...