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Dec 30, 2022 41 min

George from Lebanon

from Immigrant Voices Podcast Project Hosted by Deborah

George dreamed of coming to the U.S. to further his education as a young man, but Lebanese politics got in the way of a student visa. When he was married with children, a family health crisis brought him to the U.S. for 5 months in 2018. The catastrophic explosion in Beirut in the summer of 2020 caused him to leave his life in Lebanon behind and resettle his family permanently in Boston. They arrived in at the height of the pandemic. Their first apartment was one-quarter the size of their Beirut house. Starting with no furnishings save a mattress on the floor, George slowly made a new home and a new life for himself and his family.

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  1. 0:39 Guest Introduction
  2. 1:38 An Early Desire to Visit the U.S.
  3. 3:54 Beirut's Explosion Sparks the Decision to Emigrate
  4. 7:56 Coming to Boston and Finding Work
  5. 12:02 Lifestyle Changes
  6. 16:29 Making Lebanese Food
  7. 18:19 Making Time for Family
  8. 19:06 Riding Out the Pandemic
  9. 19:54 Citizenship
  10. 20:12 Learning English
  11. 23:24 Power of Politics
  12. 26:12 Balancing Work and Family Now and in the Future
  13. 27:53 Missing Lebanon
  14. 28:49 Current English Classes
  15. 29:48 Cultural Clashes
  16. 35:42 Advice
  17. 39:52 Wrapping Up

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