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  • Tags: culture shock

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This interview is with Hadi Jawad, an activist in Dallas, TX. Hadi shares memories of growing up in Pakistan and coming to the US for college. He talks about his business and how he began activism work against US military involvement in Iraq. Hadi…

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This interview is with Saamiya Seraj, a Bangladeshi-American immigrant and entrepreneur in Austin, TX. Saamiya shares memories of Bangladesh and her family, then talks about her decision to come to the US for college and graduate school. She talks…

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This interview is with Aarzu Punjani, a business manager and first-generation Indian-American living in San Antonio, TX. Aarzu talks about her early experiences with and without Indian and Ismaili communities. She describes growing up as the daughter…

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This interview is with Robaa Alnajar, a Palestinian-American medical student in San Antonio, TX. Robaa details the various places her family has had to live, including the countries in which she lived as a child. She shares her experiences of the…

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This interview is with Sara Masoud, a PhD student and researcher in San Antonio, TX. Sara describes her early childhood in the UAE, moving to El Paso, and growing up homeschooled. She shares her memories of 9/11 and its long term impacts on her sense…
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