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Parseena Ishak (14) and she interviewed her mom, Nesreen Ishak (40) about different stages in her life and important lessons that she learned throughout her life. She talks about growing up and the important people in her life. Nesreen also...

Ismail Abuhelal is my grandfather that grew up in a small village in Egypt with 11 siblings. This interview covers his childhood memories and transition to moving to Sweden and becoming a nuclear engineer, teacher, and now principal and founder...

I’m Jana and I’m 16, with my dad, Hany, that’s 49. We talk about life, family, growing up, religion and more.

Mara Jill Herman (Astoria) interviews Alan Semerdjian (Long Island) who makes meaning of his life through art. They discuss family influence, Armenian heritage, dialectic thinking, writing, music, and the art of educating.

My mom and I talk about where she grew up and how her childhood was like.

We talk about my grandfather’s Egyptian childhood, career, and family.

Interview by Cathy of her dad, Nabil Ibrahim.

This interview was done in Claremont on Tuesday May 22, 2018. I interviewed Francis Wani who immigrated to the United States during the war to escape the violence in Sudan. Now he is president of a charity that helps immigrants...

Mona talked about her Nubian heritage, traditions, customs, family and history.

I interviewed my maternal grandmother, Rosh Dia Mostafa. She was born in Cairo, Egypt on October 28, 1930. She came to the United States in 1968 with my mother and grandfather. She got her masters degree in fashion design at...