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Community members welcoming refugees to the U.S.

A warmer welcome

Paige Albright, Managing Co-Editor, Podcast Editor
April 28, 2023
WSS shares the stories of immigrants at West and their journey to Iowa.

Destination: West

Reem Kirja, Gianna Liu, and Rosemary Timmer-Hackert
November 17, 2022
Maria Khoury 25 came to West High School from Lebanon, escaping the economic crisis there.

Four months as an immigrant

Thayer Abu-Hijleh, Entertainment Editor
January 12, 2022
Ala Mohamed 17 and Raneem Hamad 17 acknowledge the crowd at an Anti-Ban rally in downtown Iowa City after reciting a poem written by Mohamed. Aside from poetry, the rally also featured speeches and music as over 1,500 people gathered in solidarity.

The melting melting pot

WSS Staff
February 18, 2017
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