Reference no: EM133589857
Assignment: Oral History Worksheet
Name of your subject: (They can remain anonymous if they prefer and no information will be shared)
Your relationship to the subject:
Date/Location of your oral history interview. How did you conduct and record your interview?
Date and Place of Birth: (If they are willing to share that!)
Ethnicity/Racial Identity: (You can invite them to answer this in several ways : How they identify themselves; How others identify them; How they are identified in "official" records such as the Census.
Date of immigration (if applicable) to the U.S. or date of immigration of the family member who first came to the U.S. If they do not know this, or if their family has been in the country for several generations, invite them to talk about how they describe their ethnic or racial or national identity.
Write your own questions (minimum 5) for the interview that touches on themes from the course. (For instance: their American national identity; what prompted them to come to the US; experiences with racism; labor issues; etc). Here are some ideas for you, please also develop your own.
Question A. How would you describe your American national identity?
Question B. What prompted you to come to the U.S.?
Question C. Have you experienced instances of racism since your arrival in the U.S.? Are you comfortable sharing some examples or situations that you were involved in?
Question D. Have you experienced difficulty in finding employment or problems at work as a result of your race or immigration history?
Question E. In what ways do you balance or belong to both cultures and how does this transcultural identity impact your everyday life experiences?
Question F. When you first immigrated to the U.S., what cultural differences were most apparent to you? Was it difficult to adjust to your new environmental and cultural surroundings?
Question G. Were the people you met supportive of your immigration to the U.S. in helping you adjust or not?