Oral history interview with Fowzia Ibrahim

Collection

Identifier: SR12258

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This oral history interview with Fowzia Ibrahim was conducted by Don Schwartz 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, Ibrahim discusses her early life in Boise, Idaho, as a Somalian refugee, including the different ways that she and her parents adjusted to American life. She describes her desire to help people and her plans for her future career. She also talks about being bullied in elementary school. She talks about coming to Portland, Oregon, in 2014 and how her experience there differed from her experience in Idaho. She discusses being the oldest of twelve children, her ethnic and cultural identity, and making friends in high school in Portland. She closes the interview by discussing her preparations for college and plans for the future.

Dates

Creation: 2017 April 4

Creator

Ibrahim, Fowzia, 2001- (Interviewee, Person)
Schwartz, Don (Interviewer, 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

Fowzia Ibrahim was born in Kenya to Somali parents in 2001. In 2004, her family immigrated to the United States and settled in Boise, Idaho. Her family then moved to Portland, Oregon, in 2014, where she attended Madison High School.

Extent

66.8 Megabytes (1 online resource (1 audio file (47 min., 28 sec.))) : MPEG-4

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Oral history interview with Fowzia Ibrahim conducted by Don Schwartz on April 4, 2017, for The Immigrant Story. Ibrahim, the daughter of Somali refugees in Kenya, immigrated to the United States with her family in 2004.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of The Immigrant Story, 2020 (Lib. Acc. RL2020-017).

Publication note

An article about Fowzia Ibrahim, "Overcoming Fear and Opening Doors" by Don Schwartz, was based on this interview and published on The Immigrant Story website at https://theimmigrantstory.org/overcome/