One of the baristas at the cafe is a recent arrival. Batool has been in the United States just under two years. She's learning about coffee, but also about customer service and California culture. We went to her family's home in Oakland, to talk with her parents and get the story behind their 7,000-mile journey from Syria to the San Francisco Bay Area.
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