Faraj, Part II: The USA
Kerning Cultures
Kerning Cultures Network
4.9 • 529 Ratings
🗓️ 14 December 2018
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
In part one, we told the story of Faraj Al Baadani's family, which unveiled a little-known history between Yemen and Vietnam. Nearly 40 years later, Faraj continues his family's migration, this time farther West as he moves from Yemen to the USA. In Part Two, a story of modern Arab migration that is different from our parents.
Thank you to Faraj and his family for being so open and warm with us despite us poking around in their family history. To Adam Sjoberg who directed the film Shake The Dust that features Faraj and other amazing breakdancers from around the world. And to all the Yemeni scholars and researchers who helped us unpack some of the complex history, especially Najwa Adra, Hasan Al Ansi, and Jon Swanson.
This epiosde was produced by Dana Ballout and Alex Atack with editorial support from Hebah Fisher. With thanks to Faraj Al Baadani, Fatimah Ahmad Mohammed, Linh Smith, Frank Smith, Najwa Adra, Jon Swanson, Hasan al Ansi, and Adam Sjoberg. Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network production.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, it's Hibba, co-founder of Kernan Cultures. |
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| 0:34.0 | Now let's start this show. |
| 0:42.1 | Okay. Now let's start this show. This episode is the second installment in a two-part series. |
| 0:46.0 | If you haven't heard part one, I highly recommend you go back and listen to that before starting this episode. |
| 0:52.1 | In part one, we explore how one family's story unveiled a series of events that our history |
| 0:57.2 | books overlooked. |
| 0:59.0 | Part one follows the journey of Vietnamese families migrating to Yemen in the 1970s. |
| 1:04.7 | And today on Kurnin culture is the story of their son and his own experience of migration, |
| 1:09.8 | a little further west than his parents. |
| 1:12.7 | This is where we left you last time. |
| 1:17.9 | I remember my family dropping me off to the airport. We had our neighbor drive us because he had |
| 1:22.0 | like a big bus and could fit all the luggage inside. Fedesh was on his way to the airport in Yemen, |
| 1:26.7 | about to fly to America to start a fresh |
| 1:28.5 | chapter of his life. |
| 1:30.8 | My mom's lecturing me on the bus ride, you better behave, be well, don't make a mess at your |
| 1:35.6 | aunt's house, don't eat all their food. |
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