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231 Nargiz Alizada

5/31/2020

Nargiz Alizada is studying at the University of Maine for her MBA after years of working as a finance manager, auditor and consultant for international companies.
During these Days of Covid she has found her way back to her family traditions from Azerbaijan: singing, cooking, creating, and enjoying being in nature with her daughters in Falmouth, ME.

Music: Rashid Behbudov sings "Uzunumun Qashi Firuzedendir."

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230 Chanbopha Himm

5/17/2020

Chan was born to a Cambodian mother and Chinese father in a refugee camp in Thailand. Her family settled in MA when she was three. Chan moved to Maine in 2000, after completing high school. She is a wife and mother of two school-age children, works for Wex and loves crunching the numbers, which eventually tell her their story.

Currently, Chan serves as the Co-President and Treasurer of the Cambodian Community Association of Maine. She dedicates her time and energy to supporting women and others who often go unnoticed. In this episode Chan speaks about the successful collaboration her organization has with Maine Immigrant Rights Coalition, especially during this time of Covid.

FMI: Maine Women Magazine, Nov 2019.

Music: Guzheng Cover of "See You Again."

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229 Matthew and Manzi Rugema

5/2/2020

Matthew (10) and Manzi (8) are brothers who came to Maine in August of 2019. Prior to that they lived in Denmark. The lively and delightful brothers are in 5th and 3rd grade, finishing out the school year from their homeschool via computer. I wanted to know what that was like for them.

Matthew loves everything basketball and enjoys drawing, almost as a meditation. He has shared the pictures he's drawn during quarantine, of people who inspire him. Manzi has a pretty cool invention that could really help with Covid. Their family manages to get outside regularly to combat cabin fever, and enjoy the fresh air. Their mother, Mariella, points out that the boys have become even closer to one another over this time of confinement.

The boys sing and dance with their mother and older brother and pray every day that Covid will go away soon.

This interview was pre-recorded over a Zoom call (aka Zoom Party) and edited afterwards.

Music: They sing for us: "Inanay" by Sing and Grow Australia and Alicia Keys sings "Underdog."

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231 Nargiz Alizada

230 Chanbopha Himm

229 Matthew and Manzi Rugema

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