Resettled Rebuilding: Refugees of Philadelphia

In this episode we interview Ashok, a refugee from Bhutan who spent most of his childhood living in a refugee camp in Nepal. Ashok is a member of the Nepali-speaking Bhutanese minority group who was forcibly removed from the country in the 1990’s. In 1989, King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, head of the Bhutanese government, enacted […]

In this episode, Mumina and her daughter, Rama, discuss living in Syria during the war, the decision to move, and the difficulties of navigating two cultures. Mumina is originally from Damascus, but spent much of her childhood in Nigeria where she learned English. She went to college in Syria where she studied laboratory science. While […]

In this bonus clip we finish Salam’s story. He further explains his experiences working for the U.S. military in Iraq and the difficult position he found himself in after the war. Stay tuned for our next episode, coming soon.

Salam is an Iraqi refugee and interpreter who worked with the U.S. military during the Iraq War. In this episode, he discusses the current political situation in Iraq and the unrest that has plagued the country since the end of the war.  He also describes loving Philadelphia while also feeling increasingly uneasy in America as […]

In this episode, we continue our story with Yaroub. He provides us with his perspective on the 2016 presidential election and the subsequent travel ban. Yaroub also discusses whether or not he ever plans to return to Iraq and what he would like the broader public to know about refugees and their reasons for resettling. […]

Yaroub is an artist, designer, educator, activist, and an Iraqi refugee. He arrived in the United States in 2016. In this episode, he discusses life under Saddam Hussein, the confluence of art and politics, censorship, and how his passions drew him to Philadelphia’s local art scene. Stay tuned for Part II, coming next week. More […]