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Title

Interview of Natalie Neighbors

Description

Natalie Neighbors (pseudonym) is a 33 year old Western German Native who grew up and lived in Germany for 29 years. She attended the University of Mainz and earned a Master’s Degree. In 2007 she met an American Airman that was stationed in Germany at Ramstein AF Base. They had a daughter, moved to RAF Alconbury, England in 2009, and married in 2010. In 2013, Natalie’s husband received orders to move to Fort Meade, Maryland that prompted her to obtain her green card. While three months pregnant with her second child, Natalie moved her daughter, dog, and all their belongings to Maryland where her husband was waiting for them. Natalie tells a story of experiencing culture shock and missing her native German customs. Her family has to find a balance between the differences in her German culture and her husband’s American culture while raising two dual German and American citizen children.

Creator

Crystal Alexander

Publisher

Center for the History of the New America

Date

October 10, 2015

Rights

The full rights of this oral history interview were given by the interviewee to the University of Maryland, College Park. This interview may be quoted from, published, or broadcast in any medium that the University of Maryland, College Park shall deem appropriate.

Format

PDF

Language

English

Type

Oral History

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Original Format

Born Digital in Microsoft Word Document

Interviewer

Crystal Alexander

Interviewee

Natalie Neighbors (pseudonym)

Location

Fort Meade, Maryland, Anne Arundel County, USA