Oral history interview with Rand Ibraheem
Scope and Contents
This oral history interview with Rand Ibraheem was conducted by Sankar Raman on April 4, 2017. The interview was recorded for The Immigrant Story, an organization that documents and archives the stories of immigrants and refugees in the United States. In this interview, Ibraheem discusses her early life in Baghdad, Iraq. She describes the violence of the Iraq War, including being driven from her home by a group of armed men. She talks about life as a refugee in Damascus, Syria; waiting for asylum in the United States; and the outbreak of civil war in Syria, which again drove her family from their home. She describes in detail her memories of the 2012 bombing of her neighborhood. She talks about seeking refuge in Lebanon and living in Beirut, including her education. She then discusses the process of getting approved for resettlement in the United States and coming to Portland, Oregon, in 2014. She talks about her life in Portland, including her education. She closes the interview by discussing her plans for the future, and discrimination she faces as a Muslim.
Dates
- 2017 April 4
Creator
- Ibraheem, Rand (Rand Mohammed) (Interviewee, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Joint copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society and The Immigrant Story. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Educational Use Permitted, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Biographical note
Rand Mohammed Ibraheem was born in Baghdad, Iraq, around 2000. In 2007, her family was forced to leave Iraq, and they sought refuge in Damascus, Syria. After the outbreak of civil war in Syria, her family relocated to Beirut, Lebanon, in 2012. The family was approved for resettlement in the United States in 2014, and they settled in Portland, Oregon. Ibraheem graduated from Wilson High School in 2017.
Extent
36 Megabytes (1 online resource (1 audio file (1 hr., 16 min., 53 sec.))) : MPEG-4
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Oral history interview with Rand Ibraheem conducted by Sankar Raman on April 4, 2017, for The Immigrant Story. Ibraheem and her family were forced to leave Iraq in 2007 and resettled in the United States in 2014.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of The Immigrant Story, 2020 (Lib. Acc. RL2020-017).
Publication note
Creator
- Ibraheem, Rand (Rand Mohammed) (Interviewee, Person)
- Raman, Sankar (Interviewer, Person)
- Title
- Guide to oral history interview with Rand Ibraheem
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sarah Stroman
- Date
- 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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