Louay interviews his mom Samar who talks about her childhood in Syria.

In this interview, on November 26, 2023, in Valparaiso, Indiana, Louay Zeitoun (15) interviews his mom Samar Kebbewar (47) about growing up in Aleppo, Syria. Samar shares various memories about her childhood, and how religion played a big role in...

Karam interviews his dad Wayel about his past, present, and distant future.

Karam (15) interviews his father Wayel (56) about his past adventures and his family. Wayel describes his experiences traveling around the world to secure a better life for his family back in Syria. Then, he talks about his current life...

Steve Desroches and Hannah Clager

Steve Desroches (48) talks to Hannah Clager (32) about her experiences traveling and studying abroad, in particular the intersection of art and human rights, and how it led her to her current work with Crisis Action, an organization that works...

Mom’s Morals

15 year old daughter, Noora, asks her 46 year old mom, Ahlam, about some of the best lessons she’s learned, as well as the life experiences that taught her them. Some of these lessons including the importance of education, generosity,...

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River Hagg and Hazel Diaz

River Hagg (47) shares his story with new friend Hazel Diaz (36). They discuss River's time in the Navy, his documentary work, his time in Syria, the origins of his name, and what it's like to return to civilian life.

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Robert [No Name Given] and Ashe [No Name Given]

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.

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Kinda Hanano and Esmat Hanano

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...

Experiences from Living in Multiple Countries

Keerthana Jayamoorthy: 2022-01-23 22:33:40 Keerthana Jayamoorthy (17) talked with a new friend she made this year Jehan Aldulaimi (17) who has been moving from country to country all her life.

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Ameer Baroudi and Ahmed Flex Omar

Ameer Baroudi [no age given] is interviewed by his friend Ahmed "Flex" Omar [no age given] about his journey moving from Syria to the United States to pursue his higher education in dental medicine, the challenges he faced as an...

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True Wolff and Issa Aldabaan

Friends Issa Aldabaan (36) and True Wolff (74) share memories of their friendship since Issa arrived to the United States from Syria.

Experiences in America

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

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Mariela Shaker and Syma Mohammed

Mariela Shaker (30) talks with StoryCorps' Syma Mohammed (33) about her education as a violinist and coming to the United States to continue studying music when she had to leave Syria. She recalls helping her family leave Syria, people who...

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Kalid Loul and Ahmed Flex Omar

Kalid Loul (32) talks to his colleague, Ahmed Flex Omar (38), about his childhood in New Jersey, living in Syria from the ages of 10-14, the difference in education between the US and Syria, his career interests, and starting his...

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Clemens Work and Asmaa Albukaie

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...

Interview with Grandma

Interview with my grandma who came here from Syria. She was a college professor for 30 years, and currently resides in Tucson, Arizona.

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Lucy Murillo and Tawfik Abbasi

Lucy Murillo (29) and Tawfik Abbasi (26), who work together in the swim program at the YMCA, share their stories of how they became involved with teaching swimming and also discuss Tawfik's and Lucy's parents' immigration stories.

My Mom's Journey Moving to the US from Syria

In this interview, I ask my mother about growing up in the shore town of Latakia Syria and her experience moving to the United States at the age of 12. She discusses cultural differences between the regions, how her and...

Interview on my uncle

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.

Learning About My Father – George Sabeh

My father tells me about how working hard and being flexible to different cultures and lifestyles is valuable in life, how he wants me to find happiness and be happy, and recounts his experiences. Immigrating from Venezuela to Syria to...

Coming To America: Mariam Elias

I interviewed my grandmother for a sophomore American History class about how she came to this country and her journey.

A Syrian Refugee Couple Adopt Their American Family
February 26, 2019 App Interview

Zubair Rushk and Etan Shukri, married Syrian refugees, adopted Daniel and Joyce Romm as their American parents after a chance meeting prompted by a newspaper article.

Atah Awwad

In this interview, conducted in November 2018 in Chantilly, Virginia, Yara Alsakbani (15) interviews her Grandpa, Atah Awwad (61) about his childhood in Palestine, and his life afterwards in Syria. In addition to his childhood, Atah talks about his life...