Ahmed Mastto Interview
Channel: University of Nebraska-Lincoln History Dept.
Date: 2021-02-22

An interview with Ahmed Mastto. Conducted for Dr. James D. Le Sueur's Fall 2019 History Harvest course, which focused on Lincoln, Nebraska's Yazidi community.

Ahmed Mastto is client assistance, interpreter, and coordinator with a special interest in teaching and helping refugees. Ahmed has a Bachelor’s degree in College of Arts English department from the University of Mosul, Iraq. After graduating he worked as a teacher for 8 years in Sinjar, Iraq. Ahmed is fluent in English, Arabic, and Kurdish, with 2 years’ experience in translation and interpretation with the US Army in Iraq. He came to United States with his family from Iraq in June 2016, and is currently working as client assistance at Yazidi Cultural Center since 2019.

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