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One of the families who was displaced was the Alrefai family, who lived in the Southwestern city of Daraa, Syria.

Listening to the story of the Aloqla family told by the matriarch of the family, Faiga, was a powerful experience that brought many emotions.

New culture. Different climate. Unfamiliar language. These are the struggles faced by refugees leaving their home country and moving to America to build a new life for their family.

“This is my new home.” These are the words from Yasser and Lina, a couple with three children who came from Syria to the United States on June 21st, 2016.

Ten years have passed since the civil war in Syria started and hundreds of thousands of families have left their homes to seek refuge in other countries. Reeaan, Mohammed, and their children are [...]

Mary Zaggy’s lifelong interest immigration has played out in many ways—including an international adoption of a daughter from Guatemala. But two and a half years ago it led her to someplace very [...]