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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 Seema Parekh

This interview between Nina Parekh and Seema Parekh explores Parekh's experiences as an immigrant to the United States from India.

This interview was conducted as part of an undergraduate final project for the University of Maryland, College Park…

Tags: assimilation, child rearing, Communication, community, culture, employment, family, friendship, higher education, immigration process, India, language, marriage, motherhood, South Asia, visa, weather

Interview of Rosalina Santos Shipley

In this interview, Rosalina Santos Shipley explores her life and journey to the United States. Rosalina is the interviewer’s aunt. Shipley was born in the Philippines and immigrated to the United States on September 5, 1980 when she was…

Tags: Catholic, child rearing, childhood, community, economic opportunity, food, holidays, language, Manila, motherhood, Philippines, religion, school, siblings, Southeast Asia, traditions, travel

Interview of Ramchandra Rao

This interview between Ajay R. Mysore and Ramchandra Rao explores Rao's experiences as an immigrant to the United States from India. Rao moved to the United States in 1969 following a fascination with America’s economic freedom and a sense of boyish…

Tags: assimilation, child rearing, Citizenship, Communication, community, culture, employment, engineering, family, family reunification, higher education, immigration process, India, siblings, South Asia, travel, visa

Interview of Philippe Dessauw

This interview of Philippe Dessauw, a French immigrant to the United States, explores various topics including family, stereotypes, friendships, and employment. Philippe discusses cultural differences between France and the U.S., his work as a…

Tags: Communication, community, cultural differences, culture, education, employment, Europe, family, food, France, friendship, higher education, language, return migration, science, stereotypes, technology, television, traditions, visa

Interview of Ok-hi Lee

In 1930, Ok-hi Lee, was born in Seoul, Korea. For several years she experienced what life was like under Japanese occupation until the Japanese surrendered in 1945. Not long after, she witnessed the chaos and destruction of the Korean War. America,…

Tags: art, child rearing, childhood, community, cultural differences, East Asia, education, family, language, South Korea, Women, World War II

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 Natalie Neighbors

Natalie Neighbors (pseudonym) is a 33 year old Western German Native who grew up and lived in Germany for 29 years. She attended the University of Mainz and earned a Master’s Degree. In 2007 she met an American Airman that was stationed in Germany…

Tags: childhood, Children, Citizenship, community, culture, dual citizenship, education, England, Europe, food, Green Card, Holiday Traditions, immigration process, language, marriage, Migration, Multilingual, safety, Women

Interview of Mariam Hurreh

This interview of Mariam Hurreh, Somali immigrant to the United States who currently lives in Maryland and is a mother of five, focuses on various aspects of Mariam’s life and her experiences as in immigrant to the DC area. Initially it will focus on…

Tags: Africa, child rearing, Children, community, Donald Trump, employment, family, gender, gender roles, higher education, holidays, Islam, jobs, language, marriage, Middle East, religion, Saudi Arabia, school, Somalia

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.

This…

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