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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 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 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

Interview of Ana Lydia Castillo

This interview between Hannah Donaldson and Ana Lydia Castillo explores Castillo's experiences as an immigrant to the United States from Chile.

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

Tags: childhood, Chile, cultural differences, dictatorship, economy, family, Green Card, Health, higher education, language, Language Barrier, performance art, politics, Protests, South America, US politics, visa, weather

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 Murali

This interview between Erin Durham and Murali (pseudonym) explores Murali's experiences as an immigrant to the United States from Sri Lanka. This oral history documents the experiences of Murali (pseudonym), a Sri Lankan Tamil, who sought asylum in…

Tags: 9/11, Buddhism, Catholic, Catholicism, Citizenship, civil war, culture, Diversity, divorce, education, employment, family, food, friendship, higher education, propaganda, refugee, religion, Sinhalese, South Asia, sports, Sri Lanka

Interview of Anabel Teixeira

This interview between Nicole Kerr and Anabel Teixeira explores Teixeira's experiences as an immigrant to the United States from Brazil. The majority of oral history interviews focus on the experiences of immigrants who choose to become citizens of…

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 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 Ronald Luna

This interview of Dr. Ronald Luna, an immigrant from El Salvador to the United States, explores his life prior to immigrating and his experiences as an undocumented immigrant for ten years. Dr. Luna discusses the role that religion, family,…

Tags: bilingual, Central America, childhood, Citizenship, civil war, economy, education, El Salvador, family, Green Card, higher education, language, Opportunity, religion, Salvadoran Civil War, siblings, undocumented, visa

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