For My Children, For Myself

Length 07:15
Licensor Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Producer(s) Anne Glickman
Formats Debut (not aired nationally), Documentary, Soft Feature
Topics African American, Family, International
Produced December, 2004
Added to PRX January 10, 2005
 

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Summary:

Somali refugee Abdi Said, 11, narrates his mother's story of war, marriage, and escape.

Website:

http://www.salt.edu

Tones:

Delicate, Engaging, Sentimental

Language:

English

Description:

Fleeing Somalia because of war, Nimo Saeed came to Maine with her three young children. She did not speak a word of English. Nimo is now learning how to read. Her eldest son, Abdi, who is eleven years old, helps narrate her story.

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