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Oral history interview with Rand Ibraheem [Sound Recording 01]
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- 2017-04-04 (Creation)
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MPEG-4; 01:16:53
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Rand Mohammed Ibraheem was born in Baghdad, Iraq, around 2000. In 2007, her family was forced to leave Iraq, and they sought refuge in Damascus, Syria. After the outbreak of civil war in Syria, her family relocated to Beirut, Lebanon, in 2012. The family was approved for resettlement in the United States in 2014, and they settled in Portland, Oregon. Ibraheem graduated from Wilson High School in 2017.
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Session 1. This oral history interview with Rand Ibraheem was conducted by Sankar Raman on April 4, 2017. The interview was recorded for The Immigrant Story, an organization that documents and archives the stories of immigrants and refugees in the United States. In this interview, Ibraheem discusses her early life in Baghdad, Iraq. She describes the violence of the Iraq War, including being driven from her home by a group of armed men. She talks about life as a refugee in Damascus, Syria; waiting for asylum in the United States; and the outbreak of civil war in Syria, which again drove her family from their home. She describes in detail her memories of the 2012 bombing of her neighborhood. She talks about seeking refuge in Lebanon and living in Beirut, including her education. She then discusses the process of getting approved for resettlement in the United States and coming to Portland, Oregon, in 2014. She talks about her life in Portland, including her education. She closes the interview by discussing her plans for the future, and discrimination she faces as a Muslim.
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Joint copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society and The Immigrant Story. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Educational Use Permitted, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
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- Raman, Sankar (Contributor)