Diana Said was born in Romania in 1967. She married an Egyptian man, Ismail Said, and they lived in Romania with their daughter Aida until they won the U.S. Diversity Visa lottery. They immigrated to the U.S. in 2002 and has two more children.
Creator:
Said, Amira
Created:
2017-05-21
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Immigration History Research Center
Aria Said is a Black American and Ethiopian woman of trans experience from Oregon. At the time of this interview she lived and worked in San Francisco. In this oral history she talks at length about her childhood and familial experiences with race, gender, and visibility as well as her mentor Bobbie Jean Baker. She also touches upon 2000s trans ...
Creator:
Said, Aria
Contributor:
Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:
2017-06-06
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.