{"id":28227,"date":"2026-03-07T17:47:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T18:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigrationglobalspace.com\/blog\/?p=28227"},"modified":"2026-03-08T03:25:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T03:25:35","slug":"an-escape-to-a-new-beginning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theimmigrantstory.org\/an-escape-to-a-new-beginning\/","title":{"rendered":"An Escape To a New Beginning"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/immigrationglobalspace.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TIS2.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>As members of Afghanistan\u2019s Hazara ethnic minority, Mohsin\u2019s family has endured generations of persecution. From a young age, he understood the<span id=\"more-24223\"><\/span> weight of responsibility\u2014working in his family\u2019s store by age six and weaving carpets after school to help make ends meet. Mohsin fled his homeland twice: first as a child seeking refuge in Pakistan, and later as an adult, determined to build a safer, more hopeful future for his young family in the United States.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\">[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This story was shared on stage as part of The Immigrant Story Live, a signature production of the award-winning nonprofit, The Immigrant Story. The event took place on Saturday, September 14, 2024, at the Cabell Center Theater at Catlin Gabel School in Portland, Oregon.<\/p>\n<p>Presented in collaboration with the City of Portland\u2019s Office of Community &#038; Civic Life\u2019s Immigrant &#038; Refugee Program, this performance was part of Welcoming Week 2024, a national initiative that brings together immigrants, refugees, and U.S.-born residents to celebrate the power of inclusive communities.<\/p>\n<p>This free public event was generously supported by the Zidell Family Foundation, with additional funding from the City of Portland and Travel Portland.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more at: theimmigrantstory.org<\/p>\n<p>Storyteller: Mohsin Jamal<br \/>Performance Coach : Demet Tuncer<br \/>Script Coach: Nancy E. Dollahite<br \/>Master Of Ceremonies: Demet Tuncer<br \/>Rehearsal: St. Andrew Lutheran Church<br \/>Camera: Jesus Contreras, Lani Milton, ??, Sam Gaty<br \/>Video Edit: ??<br \/>Post Video Edit and Color: ??<br \/>Sound : Joel Groves, Aloha Sound, Beaverton, Oregon, USA<br \/>Sound Post Mixing &#038; Mastering: Jack McDonald<br \/>Lights: John Oribello, Cailin Cable High School<br \/>Stage Backdrop: PLACE<br \/>Stage Manager: Stacy Waters<br \/>Location Manager: Mia Bane, Cailin Cable High School<br \/>Technical Manager: Todd Baize<br \/>Logistics: Trina Hing, Alexandra Kotova<br \/>Executive Producer: Sankar Raman<\/p>\n<p>As members of Afghanistan\u2019s Hazara ethnic minority, Mohsin\u2019s family has endured generations of persecution. From a young age, he understood the weight of responsibility\u2014working in his family\u2019s store by age six and weaving carpets after school to help make ends meet. Mohsin fled his homeland twice: first as a child seeking refuge in Pakistan, and later as an adult, determined to build a safer, more hopeful future for his young family in the United States.<\/p><p>This <a target='_blank'  href=\"https:\/\/theimmigrantstory.org\/an-escape-to-a-new-beginning\/\">post<\/a> was originally published on <a target='_blank'  href=\"https:\/\/theimmigrantstory.org\/\">this site<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As members of Afghanistan\u2019s Hazara ethnic minority, Mohsin\u2019s family has endured generations of persecution. From a young age, he understood the weight of responsibility\u2014working in his family\u2019s store by age [\u2026]<br \/>\nThe post An Escape To a New Beginning appeared first on The Immigrant Story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":28229,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[32],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/immigrationglobalspace.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28227"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/immigrationglobalspace.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/immigrationglobalspace.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/immigrationglobalspace.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/immigrationglobalspace.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28227"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/immigrationglobalspace.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28227\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28230,"href":"https:\/\/immigrationglobalspace.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28227\/revisions\/28230"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/immigrationglobalspace.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/immigrationglobalspace.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/immigrationglobalspace.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/immigrationglobalspace.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}