00:00I wasn't a refugee.
00:03But I remember looking over my shoulder,
00:05afraid that someone was coming to send me back.
00:08Where was home for you?
00:10Panama, and then Colombia,
00:12with my sister and my mom.
00:14My mom worked as a housekeeper for him,
00:16and then she found out I was evil,
00:17and she saw some really bad stuff.
00:22I understand.
00:23We left with whatever we had on our back,
00:26and we came to the United States.
00:27How old were you?
00:30I was 11.
00:31The only English I knew was
00:33from watching reruns of American television.
00:37Hey!
00:41You're okay.
00:43So no happy days in Afghanistan.
00:49When did life feel normal again?
00:54Some days.
00:56Still doesn't.
01:00But it is our home.
01:03She succeeded.
01:09You
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