Reminiscences of Halima Kazem : oral history, 2002.

Biographical Note

Journalist.

Scope and Contents

Background: childhood in Kabul, Afghanistan, Marburg, Germany, and San Jose, CA; father's experiences as Soviet political prisoner, process of declaring asylum in Germany, immigration to the United States, development of Afghan expatriate community in San Jose, growth of family business, maintenance of Dari and Farsi language skills, involvement in women's rights organizations; disappointment with American anti-Taliban movement; 9/11: seeing attacks on television, walking through financial district, feelings of disbelief; effects of 9/11 on American outlook; opinion in favor of invasion of Afghanistan; desire for economic development in Afghanistan; importance of development in combating warlordism; American media's perspectives on Afghanistan.

Subjects

• Afghan American women--Interviews.
• Interviews.
• Kazem, Halema, 1977---Interviews.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Saed, Zohra, interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001--Personal narratives.
• September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.

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