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Interview of Kachisiso Achebe

Kachisiso Achebe (pseudonym) describes the transition from Nigeria to the United States, differences in culture, the effect of the economy on immigrants and their employment, as well as education in the USA.

Tags: Africa, culture, economy, education, employment, family, food, identity, marriage, Nigeria, race, Yoruba

Interview of Immigrant from India

The individual interviewed preferred to remain anonymous. For this reason, specific names have been removed from the text. Whenever this occurred, it has been noted. The interviewee details her childhood in India before coming to the United States…

Tags: accent, child rearing, Citizenship, community, cultural differences, culture, education, employment, family, food, Green Card, India, marriage, motherhood, South Asia, traditions, visa, Women, Women's History

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 Bori Cosson

In this interview, Bori Cosson describes her escape from communism. She was sixteen years old when her and her mother embarked on a two-and-a-half-month journey to flee from Hungary to America. Her story is shocking, inspiring, and surprisingly…

Tags: accent, art, assimilation, child rearing, Children, communism, culture, divorce, Donald Trump, education, employment, escape, Europe, food, Green Card, Hungary, immigration process, language, marriage, performance art, refugee, religion, Russia

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 Venkat Raghavan

This interview between Nitsan Scharf and Venkat Raghavan explores Raghavan's experiences as an immigrant to the United States from India.

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

Tags: Citizenship, education, employment, family, higher education, India, science, technology, traditions, US politics, visa

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 Julio Cerón

This interview between Montana Monardes and Julio Cerón explores Cerón's experiences as an immigrant to the United States from El Salvador

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

Tags: Central America, Christianity, Citizenship, civil war, Communication, culture, El Salvador, employment, family, Green Card, language, Mexico, Poverty, religion, safety, Salvadoran Civil War, siblings, visa

Interview of Franka Wilson

This interview between Micayla Wilson and Franka Wilson discusses Franka’s journey from San Fernando, Trinidad to Baltimore, Maryland as a child, and her subsequent settlement in the DMV area.
This interview was conducted as part of an…

Tags: Caribbean, childhood, class, culture, education, employment, family, motherhood, race, Trinidad and Tobago

Interview of Mark Brunner

In this interview, Mark Brunner (pseudonym) discusses his experience immigrating to the United States from the Philippines.

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

Tags: assimilation, Catholicism, childhood, discrimination, Donald Trump, education, employment, family, food, Freedom, holidays, immigration process, language, Philippines, school, South Asia, xenophobia

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