In spite of the Trump administration’s restrictions on migrants, the Bay Area and Turlock are now home to thriving communities of new Americans from Syria.
Laurel Hilbert arrived in the U.S. speaking no English and knowing no one. Five years later, the 22-year-old native Syrian went from homelessness to running a nonprofit, with his seeing-eye dog at his side.
An exhibit at the Asian Art Museum lays bare the Web Art duo’s mystery, obstinacy, and storytelling prowess.
