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Ala’a’s Bedroom

Ala’a, an Iraqi orphan who was adopted and taken out of Iraq by a soldier, shows off his room.

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So if I said [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] If you say– right. What happens if you say [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] 

First of all, this is my bedroom. Actually, this my bed. There’s toys. There’s books. And I have a “Star Wars” collection. I have a diorama of it right there, and there’s my board full of things. 

There’s my calendar and stuff, my pictures. And we do have the “Star Wars” lightsabers way back here too. This is a lightsaber. Actually, it’s from the movie of “Star Wars.” There’s actually different episodes of it, and they do have lightsabers. 

Let me show you how it works. 

[LIGHTSABER HUM] 

So it’s kind of me and my dad like “Star Wars.” Like, we watch the movie, and we play with the action figures. I actually have the board game of it.


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