Khedir Qassim Interview
Channel: University of Nebraska-Lincoln History Dept.
Date: 2021-02-23

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

Khedir Qassim is originally from Khanasur village, Sinjar (Shingal) in the northwest corner of Iraq. Khedir worked with US armed forces right after Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003 as cultural advisor and interpreter. He migrated to the United States in early 2013 as part of a special immigrant visa (SIV). Khedir stayed in Houston, TX first for few years and then decided to settle in Lincoln, NE, in order to reunite with family and friends. He’s currently working full time job for a utility company in Lincoln and studying for a master’s degree, majoring in cybersecurity at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. He’s also married and has a very precious daughter. Some of Khedir’s favorite hobbies include reading articles, watching documentaries, travelling, trying new foods, photography, and cooking and trying new recipes.

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