Interview of Emmanuel Bonabe
- Title
- Interview of Emmanuel Bonabe
- Subject
- This interview delves into the story of Emmanuel Bonabe, a man from Cameroon, Africa. Topics include the rich cultural diversity of Cameroon, Bonabe's early memories of subsistence practices, such as hunting and farming, and his ultimate decision to move to the United States.
This interview was conducted as part of an undergraduate final project for the University of Maryland, College Park course THET489V (Spring 2018). This course was led by Professor Esther Lee of the Theater Department, College of Arts and Humanities, and was sponsored by the Center for Global Migration Studies. - Creator
- Olivia Brann
- Publisher
- Center for Global Migration Studies
- Date
- March 14th, 2018
- 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, MP3, JPG
- Language
- English
Dublin Core
- Original Format
- PDF, MP3, JPG
- Interviewer
- Olivia Brann
- Interviewee
- Emmanuel Bonabe
- Location
- Baltimore, Maryland
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Tags
AfricaCameroonchildhoodChristianityCitizenshipColonizationCorruptioncultural differencesCulture ShockdemocracyDiversityeducationexpectationsfamilyFarmingfoodFreedomGreen CardHealthimmigration processlanguageLanguage BarriermarriageMultilingualPovertyracismreligionsiblingsSocialismteacherTransportation
Citation
Olivia Brann, “Interview of Emmanuel Bonabe,” The Archive of Immigrant Voices, accessed June 6, 2026, https://archiveofimmigrantvoices.omeka.net/items/show/56.