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Mo Amer: The Vagabond

I left Kuwait after the first Gulf War.I was nine years old

I left Kuwait after the first Gulf War.
I was nine years old

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I left Kuwait after the first Gulf War. I was nine years old.
Duration
4 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:08
Uploaded
Jun 24, 2025
Genres
documentary, comedy
Production
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Movie Summary

Arab-American comedian Mo Amer recounts his life as a refugee comic, from traveling with the name Mohammed to his long path to citizenship.
I went to a nice private British English school in Kuwait. - Mo Amer: The Vagabond 00:04
I went to a nice private British English school in Kuwait.
I was like, "'Ello, Mum. Yeah, going to school I am, Mummy. - Mo Amer: The Vagabond 00:05
I was like, "'Ello, Mum. Yeah, going to school I a...
Yeah, all right, yeah." - Mo Amer: The Vagabond 00:10
Yeah, all right, yeah."
But hold on, hold on. When I got there, they put me in ESL class... - Mo Amer: The Vagabond 00:04
But hold on, hold on. When I got there, they put me in ESL c...
Which is English as a second language class, - Mo Amer: The Vagabond 00:07
Which is English as a second language class,
And my family sends me to school with a vest and a bow tie, - Mo Amer: The Vagabond 00:08
And my family sends me to school with a vest and a bow tie,
I walk in, all the kids are looking at me like, "Hola. - Mo Amer: The Vagabond 00:05
I walk in, all the kids are looking at me like, "Hola.
What language are you speaking?" - Mo Amer: The Vagabond 00:06
What language are you speaking?"
Why do you talk like that, eh?" - Mo Amer: The Vagabond 00:06
Why do you talk like that, eh?"
Not one person thought of, like, - Mo Amer: The Vagabond 00:06
Not one person thought of, like,
That'll make sense." - Mo Amer: The Vagabond 00:06
That'll make sense."
There was a lot of Mexican gangs, a lot of black gangs, - Mo Amer: The Vagabond 00:05
There was a lot of Mexican gangs, a lot of black gangs,
And the Mexican gangs wanted to recruit me 'cause they thought I was Mexican. - Mo Amer: The Vagabond 00:05
And the Mexican gangs wanted to recruit me 'cause they ...
I'm, like, walkin' to school, and I see these Latino gangs hangin' out, - Mo Amer: The Vagabond 00:10
I'm, like, walkin' to school, and I see these Lati...
You walk by here every day. You don't say nothin', don't do nothin'. - Mo Amer: The Vagabond 00:05
You walk by here every day. You don't say nothin',...
You ashamed of your own people? This is your familia, bro! - Mo Amer: The Vagabond 00:04
You ashamed of your own people? This is your familia, bro!
Your la raza, bro! You ashamed of your own peoples, bro? - Mo Amer: The Vagabond 00:04
Your la raza, bro! You ashamed of your own peoples, bro?
Andale, what's your name?" - Mo Amer: The Vagabond 00:05
Andale, what's your name?"
For real, bro? You look exactly like Hector! - Mo Amer: The Vagabond 00:04
For real, bro? You look exactly like Hector!
I swear to God, bro." - Mo Amer: The Vagabond 00:08
I swear to God, bro."