1/13/2024 8am 1hr
Aida Ćemalović
- Mother of my friend, Allie, who is in my current program
- Allie said “My mom came here in the 90s as a refugee from Bosnia in the yugoslavian war. She couldn’t go back home but thinks about going to be by her family who relocated to Norway.”
Demographics That Might Provide Helpful Context for Their Responses
- Volunteer who works on economic circularity
- From Bosnia and herz, ancient families that come from engineers and teachings
- Family is multicultural, most became muslim
- worked as translater for UN
Key Findings from the Interview
- Dad would call her whenever he made it to the top of the mountain
- been thru Katrina, was displaced there
- Her father was on popular soccer team
- Worked as notary for document changes
- Left sarajevo after start of siege
- hometown is mostar
- cooked in cellars. when ur fridge is down you have a party and eat it all up
- her family wanted to stay and save their place, but they told her to leave
- wanted to take her friend, who is an actor performs singer, with her to escape
- really didn't want to live in the united states
- communists were taught how the minorities were treated in the US
- religious practice was around
- the bridge was destroyed
- came to new orlenas june 13 1992
- she was engaged before her parent were found in 1994
- doesn't think a therapist would understand
- visited home with allie and aime (daughters) twice
- its heartbreaking to visit home. her favorite park became a graveyard
- people told her “dont come back”
- some people get too emotional at the cemetery and have her attacks and brain aneurysms
- her mother station outside norway in camp