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We talked about his experience throughout conputer technology.

Talking about my grandma’s move from Lebanon to the United States. Also about how it was to move to a new country back then.

Lorna and Christopher talking about life, faith and lessons learned from the pandemic of 2020 that will stand the test of time

I, James Kertenian(17), interview my father Peter Kertenian, about his experiences and journey form Lebanon to America.

This StoryCorps interview was about my grandmothers life growing up in Beirut, Lebanon and her move to Chicago, Illinois.

Grandpere

Lebanon (MO) High School Teacher Eric Adams (48) talks with his mother, Deborah Hancik (68), about her experiences during the Covid-19 Pandemic. This experience has been filled with disappointment of missed time togehter, but also gratefulness for being safe.

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.

What being in the Military is like and what childhood was like

An brief description of what my moms feels about the world was talked about. It also talks about what she is happy and thankful for.

We talked about what it was like to serve in the Navy during the 80s on a daily basis and what was hard/good about it

Friends Hadi Eldebek (34) and Layale Chaker (32) discuss their relationship to music as a means of connecting to their Lebanese culture. They consider how translation, drawing from different musical influences, and their audience's reactions shape their musical practices.

Best friends and soul sisters Lizette "Liz" Rohana (38) and Diana [No Name Given] (34) share a conversation about their friendship, their Lebanese roots, and their deep love for one another.

Courtney McNeil (45) speaks with her mother Leslie McGowan (73) about childhood memories, her family background, and her experiences as a working mother.

Dean Zaidan (61) talks with his daughter, Kate Zaidan (36), about the drive and risks he took to open his store, Dean's Mediterranean Imports, which Kate now runs. Dean tells Kate about his path that led him from Lebanon to...

part 2 of Max’s interview with Nana for his oral history class project at Duke.

Lani Habrock (36) interviews her colleague Imam Imad Enchassi (57) about his childhood on a refugee camp in Lebanon and his interfaith work.

Thad Interview with dad about career and regrets.

My grandmother described leaving rural New York for her education and short career in the U.S. Secret Service in Beirut, Lebanon, in the early days of the Cold War, while her sister took a very different path (a convent). There...

We explored the topics of family, religion and love

I interviewed Sabrina about her shield hood and her nationality.

Antoine "Tony" Ayoub (81) talks with his oldest daughter, Helen Ayuoub Shuford (52), about his childhood in Lebanon, education at the University of Alabama, and their family.

Nadine Lutz (48) speaks with her mother, Rola Jbeily (69), about the stations of her life.

Benjamin "Ben" Wolozin (62) interviews his mother-in-law Nelly Murstein (88) about her life. They discuss her childhood in Lebanon during a civil war and WWII, her life in the States, how she met her husband, her career as an educator,...

Friends Hatim Belyamani (45) and Mona Ch (41) reflect on their first memories of music, how they define home, and how their art practice allows them to experience tanfis.