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Interview of Matthias Bannister

Tags: accent, Africa, childhood, Children, Christianity, Citizenship, civil war, Corruption, Culture Shock, democracy, education, family, Farming, gender roles, heritage, higher education, identity, LGBTQ, marriage, politics, racism, religion, Sierra Leone

Interview of Netsanet Arnold

This interview between Michalah Arnold and Netsanet Arnold explores Arnold's experiences as an immigrant and adoptee to the United States from Ethiopia.

This interview was conducted as part of an undergraduate final project for the University of…

Tags: Africa, childhood, community, cultural differences, culture, education, Ethiopia, food, gender roles, holidays, identity, language, Language Barrier, siblings

Interview of Pastor Gloria Cline-Smythe

This interview between Katie Evans and Pastor Gloria Cline-Smythe explores Cline-Smythe's experiences as an immigrant to the United States from Sierra Leone. Pastor Gloria Cline-Smythe talks about her life before she left Sierra Leone in 1991. She…

Tags: accent, Africa, Christianity, Citizenship, civil war, class, colonialism, cultural differences, culture, divorce, education, employment, England, family, family reunification, gender, gender roles, grandchildren, Health, language, LGBTQ, marriage, politics, race, religion, siblings, Sierra Leone, traditions, travel

Interview of Sarah Gabremicael

This interview between Dominique Simmons and Sarah Gabremicael explores Gabremicael's experience as an immigrant to the United States from Eritrea.

***This interview is restricted to the University of Maryland College Park's campus. For more…

Tags: Africa, Colonization, Eritrea, family, food, gender, gender roles, religion, war

Interview of Thea LaFond

Thea LaFond relates her immigration to the United States from Dominica as a young child. Her account details her initial perceptions of America and popular culture, her family's move to DC Metro area, as well as immigrant assimilation in the United…

Tags: assimilation, Caribbean, Dominica, family, race, Women, Women's History

Interview of Timi Tinuoye

This interview between Andrew McGillicuddy and Timi Tinuoye explores Tinuoye's experiences as an immigrant to the United States from England and Nigeria. Both dynamic personalities combine to make this interview enjoyable, yet at the same time it…

Tags: Africa, childhood, cultural differences, economy, employment, England, entrepreneur, Europe, family, holidays, movies, music, Nigeria, Opportunity, race, siblings, sports, travel, Yoruba

Interview of Vivian Ojo

The interview conducted was of Vivian Ojo, a senior in 2014 at Georgetown University. Originally from Windhoek, Namibia, Vivian came to the United States to attend college. Vivian discusses her desire to pursue higher education, the ways in which…

Tags: Africa, Christianity, Islam, Namibia, Nigeria, religion, South Africa, Swaziland, United Kingdom

Interview of Yem Adetunji

This interview of Yem Adentunji, a Nigerian immigrant to the United States, explores his experiences assimilating to American culture. Yem discusses his experiences of frequently moving and as an immigrant student. He further discusses cultural…

Tags: Africa, assimilation, childhood, Citizenship, Communication, culture, Culture Shock, dual citizenship, education, England, Europe, food, higher education, language, marriage, music, Nigeria, religion, siblings, sports, technology, traditions, visa, VISA lottery

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