Making Buffalo Home

Community Filmmaker | Beri Wais

Clip | 4m 46s  | Video has closed captioning.

In this community filmmaker video from Making Buffalo Home, Beri Wais shares her story of fleeing the war in Syria and seeking refuge in the Kurdistan region. In late 2016, she resettled in Buffalo, while some of her family ended up caught in the 2017 travel ban, unable to join her for many months. She worries about the safety of her two others sisters, who remain in the Kurdistan region.

Aired: 03/16/20

Rating: NR

Problems Playing Video? | Closed Captioning

Making Buffalo Home is a local public television program presented by WNED PBS.

Making Buffalo Home is funded by Rich Products Corporation and Rich Family Foundation.