Stories As We Move: A HOME Interview Series

Khatera Nazari (Afghanistan/Milwaukee, WI) in conversation with Bibi Nur Muhamad (Malaysia/Milwaukee, WI) on September 21, 2025 

Stories As We Move: A HOME Interview Series is an ongoing project that launched in 2020 as part of Lynden's HOME virtual platform. Previously named HOME Conversations with Ourselves, the series pairs individuals that have faced forced displacement and its changing forms in a conversational setting that is both purposeful and informational to interviewer, interviewee and their audience. Refugees, asylum seekers and migrants interview those that have resettled to the United States, including friends and family that are based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as well as those that remain overseas, covering various backgrounds and narrative identities, and professions, expertise and interests, including but not limited to artists, community members, advocates and leaders, healthcare workers, caseworkers, interpreters, and students and educators. These interviews are reflections of relationships and conversations that we continue to have long after resettlement; they explore issues that our refugee friends and family members continue to face as they remain in their country of origin or interim country.

About Khatera Nazari
Khatera Nazari is a B.S. Data Science student with a Computer Science minor at UWM an AI intern at Northwestern Mutual as of 2025. Nazari is experienced in data science and data analysis, with hands-on independent and team-based projects. As an officer of the Data Science Club and a member of the AI Taskforce, she actively contributes to AI innovation and ethical data practices. She has worked on technical projects, including Machine learning (Xception & Keras) and financial analytics tools for FinZ.AI during the FUSE AI bootcamp. She is skilled in Python, SQL, Java, JS, data preprocessing, and data visualization. Nazari is bilingual in English and Farsi with strong leadership, problem-solving, and collaboration skills. Her goal is to give back to the community by volunteering and showing up for people, including her mentoring expertise for HOME Be the Change, which is the youth leadership program for refugee girls and young women at Lynden Sculpture Garden.

About Bibi Nur Muhamad

Bibi Nur Muhamad is a U.S. citizen with a unique journey from being a Rohingya refugee in Malaysia to building a life in America over the past nine years, at the time of this interview. She has a double major in Computer Science and Mathematics, but her true passion lies in community service and advocacy. As a DOJ-partially accredited representative with the Community Center for Immigrants, she assists immigrants and refugees with green card and citizenship applications, employment authorization, travel documents, and other legal services. Her work combines analytical skills with compassion, ensuring that individuals and families can navigate complex processes with clarity and confidence. Driven by both personal experience and professional dedication, she is committed to empowering her community and making opportunities more accessible for those seeking a better future.

Check out the entire collection of Stories As We Move: A HOME Interview Series here.