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As a child, I witnessed all the chaos that came with the war in Iraq – civil unr…

As a child, I witnessed all the chaos that came with the war in Iraq – civil unr…

by nhoa | Jan 1, 2021 | Uncategorized

As a child, I witnessed all the chaos that came with the war in Iraq – civil unrest, people going missing, people dying. Also, as Christian Assyrians, we experienced religious persecution, where the militia would come to your door and tell you either to convert,...
It took us 3 near death attempts to escape communist Vietnam. The first time, I …

It took us 3 near death attempts to escape communist Vietnam. The first time, I …

by nhoa | Sep 5, 2020 | Uncategorized

It took us 3 near death attempts to escape communist Vietnam. The first time, I was six years old. Of the three boats, one made it to resettlement, one completely sank, and ours started sinking, until luckily 5 hours later a fisherman’s boat came by and rescued us. My...
(2/2) At first, Mum joined Dad selling stuff outside the temple, but finally aft…

(2/2) At first, Mum joined Dad selling stuff outside the temple, but finally aft…

by nhoa | Feb 29, 2020 | Uncategorized

(2/2) At first, Mum joined Dad selling stuff outside the temple, but finally after six years, they decided to immigrate to Australia for a better life. Just before they left, Dad had this crazy idea of approaching a Japanese rice cooker company and saying “I’m going...
ISIS forced 250 000 Christian families out of their homes in our village in Iraq…

ISIS forced 250 000 Christian families out of their homes in our village in Iraq…

by | Jan 19, 2019 | Uncategorized

ISIS forced 250 000 Christian families out of their homes in our village in Iraq. If you didn’t leave your house, you would be killed. They were also taking girls, and those girls never came back. My sister and I had been trying to get my parents to leave for a while...
By the age of 25, I had a great job, my own import business which I was running …

By the age of 25, I had a great job, my own import business which I was running …

by | Dec 1, 2018 | Uncategorized

By the age of 25, I had a great job, my own import business which I was running on the side, my own apartment, a very good car, and a good group of friends. Life was treating me very well. But then all that changed. In 2009, our president was re-elected, but as most...
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