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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 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 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 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 Emmanuel Bonabe

Interview of Kerstin Harper

This interview between Shuping Yang and Kerstin Harper explores Harper's experiences as an immigrant to the United States from West Germany.

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

Interview of Meliza Genota

This interview between Lauraine Genota and Meliza Genota explores Meliza's experiences as an immigrant to the United States from the Philippines.

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

Tags: Citizenship, cultural differences, education, family, food, Green Card, Philippines, teacher

Interview of Dhananjay Anand

In this interview, Dhananjay Anand (DJ) discusses his life story, beginning with his early life and education in India and ending with his experience as an immigrant to the United States. Along the way, Anand spent time in the Indian Navy where he…

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