Reminiscences of Amanullah Haiderzad : oral history, 2005.

Biographical Note

Sculptor.

Scope and Contents

Born Kabul, Afghanistan; education: secular schools in Afghanistan, studies in France and Italy, establishment of Fine Arts Department at Kabul University; experiences during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, escape to Pakistan and immigration to the US; experiences working menial jobs; membership in Sculpture Academy; 9/11: sound of plane crash, videotaping second plane impact; television coverage, role of media after attacks, changes in political beliefs, religious reflections.

Subjects

• Afghan Americans--Interviews.
• Albarelli, Gerry, interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• Haiderzad, Amanullah, 1939---Interviews.
• Interviews.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001--Personal narratives.
• September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.

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