Asraa Abdulwahab: A Case Study

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I had the pleasure of interviewing and getting to know Asraa Abdulwahab. She is a student at Boise State University. She lives with her family in Boise, though they are originally from Iraq. Asraa’s parents met while attending college. They married and had three children. They decided to move to the United States from their home country of Iraq so that Asraa and her brothers could have more opportunities for their careers and lives.
Asraa explained to me that prior to 2003 life in Iraq was wonderful in many ways. With an organized, united government leadership was effective and met the needs of most people. Utilities were mostly paid for and all people had fair and consistent access to water. With this traditional social organization of the

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