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Arden Bewersdorf(13) interviewing Jacqueline Shaw(76). Taken place in Northville Michigan. May 22 2021.

Michael Gilmor (Providence College) and Briana Krewson (Franklin and Marshall College) received English Teaching Assistant (ETA) awards to Poland. The two sat down at the Fulbright Berlin Seminar in March 2018 to talk about deciding to pursue Fulbright, overcoming culture...

Emily Kosmaczewski (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) and Katie Cater (University of Alabama) are Fulbright research fellows in Poland. Emily studies astronomy and astrophysics, and Katie studies antibiotic resistant infections. They sat down at the Berlin Seminar in March 2018 to talk...

In this interview, conducted in December 2017 in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, Rahaf Abdallah (16) interviews her mother Azza Ghanem about her life growing up in Egypt and in America. Azza shares her stories about education and living the...

This interview was with my mom, the interview was in Arabic. I am asking my mom some questions about growing up.

In this interview, conducted in January 2018 in Vienna, Virginia, Leigh El-Hindi (16) interviews her mother Jeanne El-Hindi (48) about her interests in Middle Eastern culture and her time spent in Syria. The interview starts with Mrs. El-Hindi's childhood in...

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

Tammam "Tom" Abouassaf (53) talks with his daughter Amal Abouassaf (21) about immigrating to the United States, his experience of culture shock, and what he is most proud of in his life.

Fulbright U.S. Student Program grantee Usha Kapoor (Colburn School Conservatory of Music) studies violin performance in Cologne, Germany. Fulbright U.S. Student Program grantee Christine Lee (The Juilliard School) studies cello performance in Paris, France. The two sat down at the...

Mason Winkie (West Virginia Wesleyan College) and Josh Tulloch (Norwich University) received English Teaching Assistant (ETA) awards to the Czech Republic. The two sat down at the Fulbright Berlin Seminar in March 2018 to share what brought them to the...

Interview took place on Thanksgiving Day in Egg Harbor Township. I interviewed my sister, Monica, she is 21 years old. We discussed on our childhood, memories, etc.

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...

This is Ghaida Ayloush. She is my teyta which means grandmother in Arabic. As her granddaughter I got to interview her and learn about her life and experiences she went through growing up. We had a good conversation towards each...

Brendan Rice (University of Alabama) and Sydney Stewart (Oklahoma State University) grew up in Alabama and Texas, respectively. As Fulbright research fellows, they both studied agriculture in Germany during the 2017-2018 academic year. The two sat down at the Fulbright...

Interviewing my grandmother who grew up in Lunsar and moved across Africa throughout her life, until she moved to Lebanon and learned Arabic, which is what this interview is in.

In this interview, conducted in May 2022 in Corpus Christi, Texas, Nadine Ashour (17) interviews her mother, Siham Ashour (54) about her childhood in Kuwait and Palestine. She guides Nadine through the culture differences between the Middle Eastern countries and...

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...

Reem and Rawan are both daughters of Arab immigrants to Italy. Even though they were both born in Milan, Italy after their parents had immigrated to the country they are not considered citizens of Italy. Reem and Rawan talk about...

I ask my mom what coming to America from Egypt was like.

In this interview, conducted on May 6th 2022 in West Bloomfield Michigan, Ayah Aburashed (13) interviews Zarifa Alsadi or Tayta Zuzu (90) about her life growing up. She shares about her siblings, where she grew up, the transition to America,...

Dr. Mauro Nobili is a history professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Here he discusses his research as it relates to the fabled city of Timbuktu and the linguistic challenges posed to those addressing similar areas of interest.

Carol Grzych (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) and Andre Woloshuk (Purdue University) are English Teaching Assistants (ETA) in Poland. In this conversation recorded at the Fulbright Berlin Seminar in March 2018, they discuss what Fulbright has meant to them. Carol begins...

Fulbright U.S Student Program grantees Sylvia Cunningham (University of Connecticut) and Amanda Pridmore (Clemson University) received awards to work at KCRW radio station in Berlin, Germany. The two sat down at the Fulbright Berlin Seminar in March 2018 to share...

In this interview made on December 6th 2016 in Chantilly, Virginia, Marwa Arabi (15) interviews her father Nagib Arabi (62) about his life from when he was young up untill now. My father tells story’s about what he did as...

Mara Jill Herman and Ron DeMaio discuss the power of the arts community, Ron's impact at Herricks High School, and his educational legacy.