FBU-2017-08-31
Interviewer
Ben Moore
Date of Interview
Spring 8-31-2017
Interview Location
St. Louis, MO
Length of Interview
1900-01-02
Date of Birth
1964
Gender
Female
Religion and/or Ethnicity
Muslim
Description
She was born in Zvornik to Muslim parents. Remembers pre-war Zvornik as a very multi-ethnic city where everyone got along. You only needed one salary in Yugoslavia. Her husband, Sead, worked, and she stayed at home to raise children. She had two young sons, ages 7 and 3, at the start of the war. Serbs blockaded the city resulting in a food shortage. She recalls bodies being burned and not being able to breathe because of the smoke. Her children were hungry, and there was no food, so she decided to escape Zvornik. They walked at night to Živinice, which is outside Tuzla. They stayed with their family in Živinice for the duration of the war. After the war, they stayed in Croatia for nine months and then to St. Louis on 11NOV1999. She immediately started working and hasn’t stopped. Siblings still living in Bosnia.
Keywords
Zvornik, Živinice, Tuzla, Mali Zvornik, Croatia, St. Louis, Food, Children
Pre-War Residence
Zvornik
Wartime Residence
Živinice
First Country of Residence
Croatia
First US Residence
St. Louis, MO
Document Type
Oral History
Collection
Fontbonne University
Digital Format
MP3
Digital Publisher
Center for Bosnian Studies
City
St. Louis, MO
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