"From Somalia to Salt Lake" - Reel Stories documentary, 2003

Item — video: 8

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Teen refugee, Mohamed Alinur, from Somalia, the grandson of a former president. Mohamed tells about how he had to learn Arabic when he and his family moved to Egypt and then had to learn English when they then sought asylum in the United States. An English as a Second Language student at Highland High School, Mohamed tells of his experiences as he tries to assimilate into the culture while still retaining his own culture.

Dates

2003

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