Bearta Al-Chacar Powell Oral History conducted by Dr. Akram Khater

Title

Bearta Al-Chacar Powell Oral History conducted by Dr. Akram Khater

Description

Bearta shares her story of growing up in an SOS Children’s Village Orphanage during the Lebanese Civil War with her five siblings. She discusses her immigration to North Carolina, her time at North Carolina State University, and writing her book Orphans of War.

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Publisher

Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies

Rights

The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.

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Text/pdf

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Text

Files

GR 0002 OH Transcript Bearta Powell (Formatted & Edited).docx.pdf

Citation

“Bearta Al-Chacar Powell Oral History conducted by Dr. Akram Khater,” The Hoda Z. Nassour and Herbert R. Nassour Jr., MD, Archive of Lebanese Diaspora, accessed May 21, 2026, https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/items/show/94508.