Thousands of Iraqi Christians Make El Cajon, California, Home

El Cajon, California, is home to a large number of Iraqi Chaldean Christians. Over the past nearly two decades, the Chaldean population in California has become a thriving immigrant community. But many say their hearts and minds are still with their home country of Iraq. VOA Kurdish Service's Yahya Barzinji spent time in El Cajon and has this report, narrated by Bezhan Hamdard.
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[@nellieskeen5123]

Love it! So happy they have found a new place to call home. And continue their culture. I will make it a point to stop by El Cajon on one of my road trips.

[@benalexender3046]

Thanks from Egypt 🇪🇬

[@BALBIRSINGH-qf5ft]

Thanks to USA for kindness and Inclusiveness.Iraqis have great cultural heritage.It will further enrich America.

[@chrislandry7092]

I’m from San Diego and I love the diversity especially in El Cajon

[@defensegeneral9893]

I see old man seating around passing time, like in Iraq. America is busy place, no time to seat around and pass time

[@veliborvasovicofajax5358]

I need to go there....good food and even better people!!!!!!!!

[@bryanpablo5170]

Wow all that food looks really great. I need to try soon that Meets. 😲😋😋

[@bar_yama]

These are not Iraqi Christians, these are Assyrian Chaldeans. This is like calling a Kurd an Iraqi Muslim. Have some respect.

[@HusXX]

A kurd in Iraq is an Iraq, dumbess.

[@bar_yama]

@@HusXX إنگليزتك مو زين. أنت مت تقدر تحچي إنجليزي . أنت مو مثقف، روح المدرسة يا طفل لوووول

[@Forthrmany123]

They’re Iraqis. What u smoking on my boy?

[@bar_yama]

@@Forthrmany123 they’re Assyrian Chaldeans

[@ghassanmikha2615]

عراقيين و من اصول اشورية و كلدانية لا تضوج

[@mere619]

Men r cute

[@bonsummers2657]

If your heart's in Iraq,…. start making Iraq more livable. And please go if you like.

[@m.m.7183]

Your heart isn’t with Europe anymore? I am offended

[@xXxFroztyy]

I live in El cajon, and all the Chaldean people I meet are always super nice, all the store owners are so damn chill and funny as shit lol

[@maxsjoberg788]

Assimilation SEEMS TO GE WORKING VERY WELL!
The Founding Fathers would be fucking disgusted.

[@bar_yama]

Just saw your music playlist, founding fathers would be just as disgusted towards you as well

[@shopwifi]

@@bar_yamadon’t worry he’s still deciding his gender, lol he or she god knows.

[@-oi3824]

The US has no specific CULTURE it’s beautiful because every community has it’s own mini culture I’m not American but I used to love this ideology