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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 Chak Beh

This interview chronicles the immigration progress of Chak Beh in his peregrination toward America. Chak left Malaysia in 1979 as a result of the ethnic discrimination that he faced; as a minority he was subjected to the biased laws of the ruling…

Tags: assimilation, censorship, cultural differences, discrimination, economic opportunity, employment, ethnic identity, family reunification, Freedom, Green Card, Malaysia, politics, race, Southeast Asia, visa

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 Azhena Abraham

This interview between Lauren Wise and Azhena Abraham explores Abraham's experience as an immigrant to the United States from Albania.

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

Interview of Natalia Siegel

This interview entails the stories of a Ukrainian woman's immigration to America, her life in Ukraine, and describes how she persevered through the immigration system in order to be with the American man with whom she fell in love.

This interview…

Tags: Citizenship, communism, cultural differences, employment, Europe, family, Green Card, language, Soviet Union, Ukraine, 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 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 John Zhang

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This interview between Nicholas Banai and John Zhang explores John's experiences as an immigrant to the United States from China. At 18 years old, John traveled from Zhuhai to the University of California, Davis to get his bachelor's degree. Now a…

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

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