Jahleh Ghanbari's poetic conflict
For poet Jahleh Ghanbari, the first time she called her father “daddy” was a small act of defiance.
View ArticleA sanctuary for strays
There were times when people stayed with us, sometimes overnight, sometimes for months. We had a spare room in the back of the house, a thin-walled corner where a cot was set up.
View ArticleFrom Al-Qamishli to San Diego
The Arab Spring held so much promise for Syrians like Ammar Kawkab, a Kurdish refugee from the northeastern city of Al-Qamishli who, along with his wife and four children, settled in City Heights on...
View ArticleLearning your neighbor's name after 15 years
An Iraqi Chaldean (a sect of the Catholic Church), Ray originally moved to the U.S. in 1993 after fleeing Baghdad in 1991 during the Operation Desert Storm conflict.
View ArticleHanan Ali keeps the faith
Hanan Ali’s ambitious quest from her home in Mombasa, Kenya is not only a testimony to her devotion to family values, but also what she calls a generational “leap of faith.”
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