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July 14, 2020 Community stories / Family / Healing / Immigration

“People Die”: Memories of War

By Nicole Morsfield Immigration is no singular experience. To some, it’s carrying baskets of clothing up and down 30 floors

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June 16, 2020 Family / Immigration

From Iraq to Jordan to the U.S., Without Family

By Elaina Joncic Ghaith Al-Musaied is a 22-year-old immigrant from Iraq. Ghaith and his family fled from Iraq to Jordan

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May 12, 2020 Community stories / Ethnicity / Family / Immigration / Religion

The Challenge of Immigration, the Challenge of People

By Philip Alghazawi In a recent podcast, Evan Elias shares memories of immigrating to the United States when he was

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April 28, 2020 Family / Immigration

First Snow After Escaping Persecution

By Philip Alghazawi In a recent podcast, Karey Alghazawi shares memories of fleeing a war torn country in search of

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