AHS-2014-09-10
Date of Interview
9-10-2014
Interview Location
St. Louis, MO
Length of Interview
1900-01-00
Date of Birth
1996
Gender
Female
Religion and/or Ethnicity
Muslim
Description
Born in Detroit to parents who came from Bosnia as refugees, Earliest memories of life are visiting cousins and extending family in St. Louis, Moved to St. Louis at the age of 2 with family, Remembers while growing up that her father and mother were always working, Parents speak very little about Bosnia and the conflict or the former Yugoslavia, Family before the war was not a fan of Tito and the polices of the former Yugoslavia, Father was injured during the war due to and explosion which left him with spinal cord injuries, Hopes that future generations will remember what happened and that there will be more recognition so that it cannot happen again
Keywords
Sarajevo, United States, St. Louis [MO], Brčko, Concentration camp, School, Culture shock, Identity, Growing up Bosnian American
First US Residence
Detroit, MI
Document Type
Oral History
Collection
Affton High School
Digital Format
MP3
Digital Publisher
Center for Bosnian Studies
City
St. Louis, MO
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