Life in the Old Country: Becoming Minnesotan

Story Title Narrator Community Tags
There is always that expectation that each generation do better than the last. Tashi Lhewa Tibetan Education, Family, Work, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
Gyuto Monastery: Only seventy-five monks survived to rebuild a monastery in India. Thupten Dadak Tibetan Ceremonies & Rituals, Religion, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
They are a part of this community and they have to work together. Tashi Lhewa Tibetan Community, Identity, Class & Work, Life in the Old Country
Over fifteen plus years I’ve been working as a teacher. Wangyal Ritzekura Tibetan Education, Class & Work, Life in the Old Country
Seeing no improvement taking place in Tibet my parents decided to escape to India. Wangyal Ritzekura Tibetan Escape, Oppression, Life in the Old Country, Politics & Government
I don’t want to die in the United States. Tsewang Sangmo Lama Tibetan Ceremonies & Rituals, Culture Clash, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
Soon after a person dies, a high religious teacher performs 'Phowa'. Yangchen Dolkar Tibetan Ceremonies & Rituals, Religion, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
Exile in Nepal. Yangchen Dolkar Tibetan Economics, Escape, Oppression, Work, Life in the Old Country, Politics & Government
Regardless of if you were boys or girls, education is very important. Kim Yang Hmong Education, Family, Gender Roles, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
The work of a shaman. Nhia Yer Yang Hmong Ceremonies & Rituals, Community, Religion, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
Early marriages. Kim Yang Hmong Gender Roles, Marriage, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
Women were doing everything they could to help out in spite of the dangers and hardships during the war. Kim Yang Hmong Family, Gender Roles, War, Work, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
My dream was to have a lot of land and have people work for me. Cher Vang Hmong Economics, Work, Class & Work, Life in the Old Country
I was a soldier and a mayor until 1960 when the American people came. Nhia Yer Yang Hmong Economics, War, Life in the Old Country, Politics & Government
By the time I was fifteen, I was a soldier. Yang Cha Ying Hmong War, Life in the Old Country, Politics & Government
Raising children in Somalia. Abdisalam Adam Somali Family, Gender Roles, Generation Gap, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
When I was growing up, I was a shepherd. Abdisalam Adam Somali Class & Work, Life in the Old Country
I grew up in a system where there is no government. Hared Mah Somali Education, War, Life in the Old Country, Politics & Government
We have so much respect for our elders. Sumaya Yusuf and Bibi Abdalla Somali Family, Gender Roles, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
Escape from the Khmer Rouge: Part 1. Thaly Chhour Khmer Genocide, War, Youth Experiences, Life in the Old Country, Politics & Government
They took my father. Henry Nelson Khmer Genocide, Oppression, War, Life in the Old Country, Politics & Government
Obey Anka, or die. Henry Nelson Khmer Genocide, Oppression, War, Life in the Old Country, Politics & Government
I know that I'm not dead yet. Henry Nelson Khmer Genocide, Oppression, War, Life in the Old Country, Politics & Government
I run toward Thailand - they catch me again. Henry Nelson Khmer Escape, Genocide, Oppression, War, Life in the Old Country, Politics & Government
A child in the work camps: Part 1. Monoram Hang Khmer Genocide, Oppression, War, Youth Experiences, Life in the Old Country, Politics & Government
In marriage it is never white for the bride. Kusum Saxena Asian Indian Ceremonies & Rituals, Family, Gender Roles, Marriage, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
50 Years of India's Independence. Vasant Sukhatme Asian Indian Ethnic Festivals, Life in the Old Country, Politics & Government
We had a big drought in India - we felt that maybe we should do something about it. Jagadish Desai Asian Indian Cultural Centers, Life in the Old Country, Politics & Government
Sacrifices made for the sake of education. Lisa Gada Norton Asian Indian Education, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
Finding a wife in India. Ram Gada Asian Indian Family, Gender Roles, Marriage, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
It was made clear from day one that you would go to college. Pennamma Cherucheril Asian Indian Education, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
The relatives ask, 'Why isn’t she married?' Nayana Ramakrishnan Asian Indian Family, Gender Roles, Marriage, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
I don't see divorce as an option. Deepak Nath Asian Indian Family, Gender Roles, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
In India, the bricks of society are the family. Nirupama Misra Asian Indian Family, Gender Roles, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
In India, they call them servants. Deepak Nath Asian Indian Culture Clash, Economics, Class & Work, Life in the Old Country
In India, if you got a job, it stays with you your whole life. Sudhansu Misra Asian Indian Work, Class & Work, Life in the Old Country
The value of hard work cannot be substituted with anything in this world. Deepak Nath Asian Indian Education, Family, Class & Work, Life in the Old Country
A different way of thinking. Aparna Ganguli Asian Indian Culture Clash, Family, Gender Roles, Class & Work, Life in the Old Country
A child in the work camps: Part 2. Monoram Hang Khmer Genocide, Oppression, War, Youth Experiences, Life in the Old Country, Politics & Government
Escape from the Khmer Rouge: Part 2. Thaly Chhour Khmer Escape, Genocide, Oppression, War, Life in the Old Country, Politics & Government
A lot of relatives say we are wealthy, so they give us their children. Khou Xiong Hmong Economics, Family, Class & Work, Life in the Old Country
Growing up in the Philippines. Adelbert Batica Filipino Family, Youth Experiences, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
It was just like an army. Belen Andrada Filipino Family, Gender Roles, Youth Experiences, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
School was very stressful. Maryam Beltran Shapland Filipino Education, Youth Experiences, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
I loved the city where I lived. Victorino Alojado Filipino Family, Youth Experiences, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
I was already teaching. Belen Andrada Filipino Education, Work, Class & Work, Life in the Old Country
I was paid 200 pesos a month. Adelbert Batica Filipino Economics, Work, Class & Work, Life in the Old Country
I also remember our yaya. Patrick Faunillan Filipino Family, Youth Experiences, Class & Work, Life in the Old Country
I had to cut firewood; that’s the job they gave me. Victorino Alojado Filipino Economics, Work, Class & Work, Life in the Old Country
It’s not expensive to raise nine children, because the children don’t complain. Victorino Alojado Filipino Education, Family, Marriage, Class & Work, Life in the Old Country
All of these things happened during the leadership of Ferdinand Marcos. Adelbert Batica Filipino Civic Engagement, Oppression, Politics, Life in the Old Country, Politics & Government
Experiences as a political detainee. Adelbert Batica Filipino Oppression, Politics, Life in the Old Country, Politics & Government
I had been praying for that day to come. Adelbert Batica Filipino Civic Engagement, Oppression, Politics, Life in the Old Country, Politics & Government
We had just gotten the notice that the Japanese were coming. Belen Andrada Filipino War, Youth Experiences, Life in the Old Country, Politics & Government
There was no school at all. Belen Andrada Filipino Education, Language, Oppression, War, Youth Experiences, Life in the Old Country, Politics & Government
I was twenty years old when the war broke out. Victorino Alojado Filipino Food, War, Life in the Old Country, Politics & Government
The Japanese would spank you. Victorino Alojado Filipino Oppression, War, Life in the Old Country, Politics & Government
Guatemala: A lot of great traditions. Emiliano Chagil Latino Ceremonies & Rituals, Religion, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
I had a really wonderful, fun childhood. Susana de León Latino Family, Food, Youth Experiences, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
I was fourteen when my husband asked me to marry him. Anna Amaya Latino Marriage, Youth Experiences, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
To go to the hospital we had to be really, really sick. Anna Amaya Latino Economics, New Immigrant Experiences, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
We had to speak two languages growing up. Emiliano Chagil Latino Language, Work, Class & Work, Life in the Old Country
Ninety percent of the Mayan people, the indigenous people, were poor people. Emiliano Chagil Latino Economics, Oppression, Class & Work, Life in the Old Country
There was never enough of anything, especially food. Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin Latino Economics, Food, War, Class & Work, Life in the Old Country
I grew up learning the trade as an upholsterer. Ramón León Latino Work, Class & Work, Life in the Old Country
It was beautiful – it was hard. Susana de León Latino Economics, Family, Youth Experiences, Class & Work, Life in the Old Country
I saw many friends, many colleagues disappear. Emiliano Chagil Latino Oppression, War, Life in the Old Country, Politics & Government
We were called communists. José H. Trejo Latino Economics, Oppression, Life in the Old Country, Politics & Government
The government started to kill people. Mario Duarte Latino Oppression, War, Work, Life in the Old Country, Politics & Government
It was a permanent state of fear. Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin Latino Oppression, War, Life in the Old Country, Politics & Government
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