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Interviewed by Aaron Ploessl: Topics discussed include the difficulties the Basu family faced in the United States; Indian history (mostly concerning relations with Britain); differences in cultures within India; different family traditions between India and the US; the Indian school system; and the caste system.

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Interviewed by Tom Nichols: Topics discussed in the interview include Changela's family and life growing up in India, particularly the Indian school system; working on the family farm; taking on family responsibilities after college; Changela's initial reactions to differences between India and the US; finding a job; and dealing with the language barrier. Also covered are Indian politics and basic Hindu religious beliefs.

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Interviewed by Victoria McGinnis. Topics discussed include Seng's parents and their reasons for leaving China; family life; schooling as a child; the entrance of the Communists into Laos; her brother-in-law's imprisonment by the Communists; the family's move to Thailand as refugees; life in a Thai refugee camp; meeting her husband; getting married in the refugee camp; moving to the United States and adjusting to a new culture; and jobs Chong held in Laos, Thailand, and the US.

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Walter Johnson: Topics discussed include both's experiences during World War II; the Russian Communist Movement om Czechoslovakia during the 1960s and life under the communist regime; obtaining jobs in the United States; religion and communism; moving to the United States; reasons for not letting people leave the country; crime in the Czech Republic; Czech politics; Yugoslavia and Bosnia; moral issues and crime in the US; politics in the US; Czech winters compared to Georgia...

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Walter Johnson: Topics discussed include Deudlasek's family background; education; Communism; living conditions; popular music as a teenager and playing in a band; oppression as a Jew and anti-Semitism; how college placement worked under the communists; serving time in the military; views on Russia; Jewish emigration in the 1970s and 1980s; other relatives that had already made it to the United States; how one had to go about getting passports and permission to leave a...

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Tamaya L. Evans: Topics discussed include background of Liberia's origins; family life; description of the town where Green grew up; education and description of the grade schools; description of Liberia's capital Monrovia; Peace Corps; health (diseases, vaccinations); differences in culture between the native Liberians (those living in the interior of the country) versus those whose ancestors came from the United States (larger cities); Liberian culture in general; types of...

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Jon Nielson: This interview was done with two sisters, both originally born in Colombia (Hansen went to live with other relatives as a child). Topics covered during the interview include religion, education, differences in Colombian and US cultures, the division of cities in Colombia (rich and poor), markets and shopping, health services, Colombian weddings and funerals, how they were sponsored to come to the United States, each sister's initial reaction to their new...

Scope and Contents Interviewed by W. Beth Coates: Topics discussed include Ryan's childhood remembrances of air raids on London during World War II; her parents' occupations; working as a child with her mother; description of the public housing her family lived in; living with war time rations; the public health system; schooling through high school; chores at home; what Ryan and the neighborhood kids did for entertainment; moving into better living conditions with her brother and sister-in-law; her...

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Jang M. Suh: Topics discussed include Suh's youth in Korea, including politics, sports played by children and teenagers and other youthful activities; a description of the family; some information on schooling; adapting to life in the United States after immigrating; finding jobs, taking care of children while working; the language barrier; and the differences between financial issues here and in Korea. At the end of the interview is a discussion on the differences between...

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Adrian Merrick, Jr: topics discussed include Taylor's family life; playtime as a child; her grandmother watching over the children in the house; the role of religion at home; what roles Taylor performed at church functions; education; teenage recreational activities; consequences of disobeying parents; her first trip out of the country to Canada (and how cold it was); her move to New York, then Atlanta; adjusting to life in a new country and climate; how she found New Yorkers...

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Interviewed by Dana L. Fisher: Topics discussed include schools in the United Kingdom, music, manner for children, the Cold War, citizenship, public services (transportation, health care, BBC), differences between American English and the Queen's English, religion, the Royal Family, civil rights, British Food, and sports.