doi:10.7916/994h-y877Oral history interview with Alexander Myteberi and Valbona Myteberi, 2021Myteberi, Alexanderoral historiesmixed materialPresidents--United StatesEmigration and immigration--Government policy--United StatesRefugee children--Social conditionsWar victimsSyria HistoryMyteberi, AlexanderMyteberi, ValbonaObama, BarackAlex and Valbona Myteberi discuss the Myteberi family's immigration to the United States from Albania, the development of Alex's interest in migration issues and commitment to the plight of refugees around the world, and the letter Alex sent to President Obama in 2016, after he saw a photograph of Omran Daqneesh, the Syrian five year old who was wounded in an air strike in Aleppo. Alex and Valbona recount Alex's motivations for writing to the president, remember the composition of the letter, and describe the experience of learning that Obama had read the letter and would incorporate its language into his address to the 2016 United Nations Leaders' Summit on Refugees. The Myteberis also provide details about the media attention that followed the publication of their letter; the Myteberi family's visit to the White House in November 2016, which included a meeting with the president in the Oval Office; and other encounters with notable Obama administration officials