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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 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 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 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 Sam Lam

This interview between Anthony Lam and Sam Lam explores Sam's experiences as an immigrant to the United States from Vietnam.

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

Tags: communism, employment, family, Freedom, Language Barrier, Philippines, refugee, siblings, Thailand, Vietnam

Interview of Regine Dunlap

The following is a transcript of an interview of Regine Dunlap by her son, Kevin Dunlap, that took place on October 11, 2015 in Suitland, Maryland, U.S.A. The interview was done as a class assignment for “Foreigners as Citizens: Recording Oral…

Tags: child rearing, Citizenship, culture, education, employment, Europe, family, food, Green Card, US politics, Women

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 Penelope Costas

This interview between Iliana Papanicolaou and Penelope Costas explores Costas' experiences as an immigrant to the United States from Greece.

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

Tags: art, assimilation, Christianity, cultural differences, culture, education, employment, England, Europe, food, grandchildren, Greece, religion, traditions

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

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