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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

This interview of Huaying Chen, a Chinese immigrant to the United States, details Huaying's early life in China following the Cultural Revolution. Huaying discusses Chinese politics, education, and the 1989 student movement and Tiananmen Massacre. …

Tags: 9/11, American Dream, Asia, China, Citizenship, communism, Corruption, Culture Shock, democracy, East Asia, education, food, Green Card, language, marriage, politics, Poverty, propaganda, Protests, teacher, visa

Interview of Dysia Sobol

This interview between Angelina Dirina and Dysia Sobol explores Sobol's experiences as an immigrant to the United States from Azerbaijan/Russia.

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

Tags: assimilation, Azerbaijan, childhood, communism, culture, Culture Shock, democracy, education, employment, family, food, language, marriage, Migration, refugee, Russia, Soviet Union, USSR, visa

Interview of Gina Heredea

Ryan Goldberg transcript of Gina Heredea.pdf

This interview between Ryan Goldberg and Gina Heredea details Heredea's migration from Romania to the United States, life in a communist state, and education in both nations.

This interview was conducted as part of an undergraduate final project…

Tags: amnesty, childhood, communism, Corruption, democracy, education, Europe, family, health care, higher education, politics, religion, revolution, Romania, Soviet Union, technology, visa, Women

Browse Items (5 total)

Interview of Matthias Bannister

Interview of Emmanuel Bonabe

Interview of Huaying Chen

Interview of Dysia Sobol

Interview of Gina Heredea