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Maryland Day 2016 Interviews

The Center for the History of the New America sponsored a booth at the annual Maryland Day celebration at the University of Maryland (2016). In addition to other activities on immigration history, we performed a series of "mini" interviews with some…

Tags: Bulgaria, Caribbean, Central America, Children, China, civil war, Colombia, community, culture, Diversity, Dominica, East Asia, education, El Salvador, employment, Estonia, Europe, exchange student, family, food, Freedom, Guadalope, higher education, India, Iran, Jamaica, Macedonia, marriage, Middle East, Opportunity, Pakistan, Philippines, South America, South Asia, South Korea, Turkey

Interview of Anabel Teixeira

This interview between Nicole Kerr and Anabel Teixeira explores Teixeira's experiences as an immigrant to the United States from Brazil. The majority of oral history interviews focus on the experiences of immigrants who choose to become citizens of…

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 Joo H. Moon

This interview of Joo H. Moon, South Korean immigrant who moved to the United States when he was nine, focuses on his childhood experiences prior to and after immigrating to the U.S. Joo discusses cultural differences between the United States and…

Interview of Ronald Luna

This interview of Dr. Ronald Luna, an immigrant from El Salvador to the United States, explores his life prior to immigrating and his experiences as an undocumented immigrant for ten years. Dr. Luna discusses the role that religion, family,…

Tags: bilingual, Central America, childhood, Citizenship, civil war, economy, education, El Salvador, family, Green Card, higher education, language, Opportunity, religion, Salvadoran Civil War, siblings, undocumented, visa

Interview of Fernando Yukio Maeda

This interview of Fernando Yukio Maeda, a Brazilian immigrant to the United States, explores topics of education barriers and professional development in Brazil and the benefits and challenges of immigrating to the U.S. for career development. …

Interview of Anto Meliksetian

This interview of Anto Meliksetian, a Syrian immigrant to the United States, explores how Anto copes with the Syrian refugee crisis through performance art. Anto discusses his experiences leaving Aleppo, Syria to come to the United States for…

Tags: Citizenship, civil war, Communication, community, cultural differences, education, family reunification, food, gender, gender roles, higher education, Middle East, music, Opportunity, performance art, racism, Syria, technology

Interview of Adelin Franck Nguimfack

This interview of Adelin Franck Nguimfack, a Cameroon immigrant to the United States, explores his childhood in Cameroon and his immigration to the U.S. as a teenager. Adelin discusses differences in culture between the U.S. and Cameroon, the…

Interview of Ilias Eliezer

This interview between William Weihnacht and Ilias Eliezer explores Ilias' experiences moving to the United States from Greece to attend the University of Maryland. Their conversation spans topics like differences in educational styles between…

Tags: assimilation, culture, Culture Shock, driving, economy, education, entrepreneur, Europe, family, food, Greece, higher education, language, Opportunity, sports, travel

Interview of Lambert Aryee

This interview between Lambert Aryee and Sebastian Luna explores Lambert's experiences migrating from Ghana to the United States as a child. Lambert discusses the cultural differences, efforts to assimilate, and his blended family structure.

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