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Did former President Obama abandon the Syrian people? If so, when, and how do Syrians here feel about it?

by luciovainesman | Nov 21, 2019 | Good Question

By Lucio Vainesman, Medill, Immigrant Connect Suzanne Akhras Sahloul, Executive Director of Syrian Community Network, is one of the many Syrian Americans who had high hopes for President Obama. “It was an inspiration and an amazing thing when he won the...

My papa may not tell me much about his Argentine youth, but there’s always football

by luciovainesman | Oct 22, 2019 | About, Family, Our Staff

By Lucio Vainesman, Medill, Immigrant Connect It’s an October day in 2005 – springtime in South America. Barbed wires separating opposing fan bases may not be the custom for a baseball game. It is for Argentinian soccer, more accurately known as football. It’s my...