ðə hˈæmdənz stˈeɪd ɪnðə jˈuː.ˈɛs., ænd hɪz mˈʌðɚ tˈʊk ɐ dʒˈɑːb kˈʌɾɪŋ hˈɛɹ ʌntˈɪl ðə fˈæmɪli ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli sˈɛɾəld ɪn pətˈoʊmək, mˈɛɹɪlˌænd.
The Hamdans stayed in the U.S., and his mother took a job cutting hair until the family eventually settled in Potomac, Maryland.