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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 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 Immigrant from Sri Lanka

[Name Redacted] is a 19 year old first generation Sri-Lankan Immigrant. Sinhalese, Buddhist and Queer by birth, he’s lived a largely happy life despite feeling like an outsider in the places they should feel at home. This transcript details some of…

Tags: accent, Buddhism, Citizenship, civil war, class, Colonization, cultural differences, education, ethnicity, family, gender, LGBTQ, politics, Poverty, race, religion, Sinhalese, South Asia, Sri Lanka, weather

Browse Items (3 total)

Interview of Matthias Bannister

Interview of Pastor Gloria Cline-Smythe

Interview of Immigrant from Sri Lanka