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My dad arrived here first. |
Tashi Lhewa |
Tibetan |
Immigration Policy, Youth Experiences, Coming to America, Push & Pull Factors |
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I got a letter telling that my dad was going to America. |
Tenzin Khando |
Tibetan |
Family, Youth Experiences, Coming to America, Push & Pull Factors |
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There were other minorities present - it didn't feel like you were the only outsider. |
Tenzin Khando |
Tibetan |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, New Immigrant Experiences, Youth Experiences |
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The lack of ruling in the class by the teacher – that was very different. |
Tenzin Khando |
Tibetan |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Culture Clash, Education, Youth Experiences |
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We have a lot of delinquency problems with the youth over here. |
Tashi Lhewa |
Tibetan |
Becoming Americans, Generation Gap, Youth Experiences, Problems in America |
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The change of culture was striking to this son. |
Tenzin Chodon |
Tibetan |
Becoming Americans, Culture Clash, Education, Youth Experiences, Problems in America |
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You don't understand the word 'eat' - you just say 'no'. |
Cher Vang |
Hmong |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Education, Language, New Immigrant Experiences, Youth Experiences |
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They’re immigrant people - they’re like me. |
Maryan Del |
Somali |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Discrimination, Youth Experiences |
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America is hard, but you can do it. |
Maryan Del |
Somali |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Education, Language, Religion, Youth Experiences |
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Young people are not losing culture, but they are entwining with American culture. |
Mohamed Jama |
Somali |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Generation Gap, Youth Experiences |
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Escape from the Khmer Rouge: Part 1. |
Thaly Chhour |
Khmer |
Genocide, War, Youth Experiences, Life in the Old Country, Politics & Government |
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A child in the work camps: Part 1. |
Monoram Hang |
Khmer |
Genocide, Oppression, War, Youth Experiences, Life in the Old Country, Politics & Government |
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The Beatles, Indian culture, and America in the 1960s. |
Nirupama Misra |
Asian Indian |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Youth Experiences |
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It's definitely a taught hatred, and it's taught ignorance. |
Deepak Nath |
Asian Indian |
Becoming Americans, Culture Clash, Discrimination, Youth Experiences, Problems in America |
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A child in the work camps: Part 2. |
Monoram Hang |
Khmer |
Genocide, Oppression, War, Youth Experiences, Life in the Old Country, Politics & Government |
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Growing up in the Philippines. |
Adelbert Batica |
Filipino |
Family, Youth Experiences, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values |
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It was just like an army. |
Belen Andrada |
Filipino |
Family, Gender Roles, Youth Experiences, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values |
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School was very stressful. |
Maryam Beltran Shapland |
Filipino |
Education, Youth Experiences, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values |
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I loved the city where I lived. |
Victorino Alojado |
Filipino |
Family, Youth Experiences, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values |
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I also remember our yaya. |
Patrick Faunillan |
Filipino |
Family, Youth Experiences, Class & Work, Life in the Old Country |
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We had just gotten the notice that the Japanese were coming. |
Belen Andrada |
Filipino |
War, Youth Experiences, Life in the Old Country, Politics & Government |
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There was no school at all. |
Belen Andrada |
Filipino |
Education, Language, Oppression, War, Youth Experiences, Life in the Old Country, Politics & Government |
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I was excited about seeing my mom and my dad again. |
Patrick Faunillan |
Filipino |
Travel to U.S., Youth Experiences, Coming to America, The Journey |
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I think they expected that we would date outside of our community. |
Maryam Beltran Shapland |
Filipino |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Youth Experiences |
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At the beginning, I didn’t quite embrace the Filipino culture. |
Patrick Faunillan |
Filipino |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Culture Clash, Food, Identity, Youth Experiences |
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I get to choose what I want to do. |
Maryam Beltran Shapland |
Filipino |
Becoming Americans, Education, Youth Experiences, Opportunities in America |
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It was a very hard year. |
Maryam Beltran Shapland |
Filipino |
Becoming Americans, Education, Language, New Immigrant Experiences, Youth Experiences, Problems in America |
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Filipino-Minnesotan Youth Organization. |
Patrick Faunillan |
Filipino |
Bi-Cultural, Cultural Centers, Identity, Youth Experiences, Cultural Preservation, We Are Here |
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Gawad Kalinga means ‘to give care.’ |
Patrick Faunillan |
Filipino |
Civic Engagement, Economics, Youth Experiences, Contributions, We Are Here |
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I had a really wonderful, fun childhood. |
Susana de León |
Latino |
Family, Food, Youth Experiences, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values |
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I was fourteen when my husband asked me to marry him. |
Anna Amaya |
Latino |
Marriage, Youth Experiences, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values |
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It was beautiful – it was hard. |
Susana de León |
Latino |
Economics, Family, Youth Experiences, Class & Work, Life in the Old Country |
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There were very, very few Hispanics going to school. |
Martha Castaňon |
Latino |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Education, Identity, Youth Experiences |
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I knew he wasn’t coming to tell me ‘Happy Easter’. |
José H. Trejo |
Latino |
Becoming Americans, Culture Clash, Language, Youth Experiences, Problems in America |
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I was not given the interscholastic exams. |
José H. Trejo |
Latino |
Becoming Americans, Discrimination, Education, Youth Experiences, Problems in America |
