Alkhater, Zeinab

Scope and Contents Records the reminiscences of Zee Alkhater, an immigrant from Iraq who fled to Syria, emigrating nine years later, on July 29, 2012, from Syria to Modesto, California. Alkhater relocated to Woodbridge, Virginia, and eventually settled with her two children in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Discusses her experience living in Harrisonburg, xenophobia, Bachelor’s degree, and foreign education evaluation in the United States. Describes support for immigrants in Harrisonburg, resilience, culture,...