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Mom's Migration Story
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- الانزلاق: 1
- Prince: Hey mom, I wanted to get to know more about your migration from Ivory Coast, to the United States, and I wanted to hear more about your journey.
- الانزلاق: 2
- Alright so my first question would be, why did you choose to migrate?
- الانزلاق: 3
- Mom: I would say basically, it was curiosity. We wanted to see what the American dream was about. That's why we came here.
- الانزلاق: 4
- Prince: Do you think you are living the American dream?
- الانزلاق: 5
- Mom: I would say yes! I love my life, worked hard to get to where we are, and yes I do.
- الانزلاق: 6
- Prince: All right so when did you migrate? Was there anything going on around the world while you are migrating?
- الانزلاق: 7
- Mom: There's always something going on around the world when I migrated it was around 9/11. so yes there was a lot of things going on around the world.
- الانزلاق: 8
- Prince: How did you prepare for the migration and what did you bring and take?Mom: I would say that you are never really prepared because, you can only imagine what you are going to get. When you get there is when you really start living the realities on the field.
- الانزلاق: 10
- Prince: Would you say you were well prepared?Mom: I would say kind of, because you're never really prepared 100% because you never know what you're gonna face.
- الانزلاق: 11
- Prince: Did you want to leave Ivor y Coast or go to the United States?Mom: I think its both,, you want to leave where you are and get to where you are going.
- الانزلاق: 12
- Mom: So first we went to France for a few years for me to finish school, and then we decided t come to America for the American dream, as I said earlier.
- الانزلاق: 13
- Prince: Did you go directly to the U.S., or did you make any stops to stay in a different country for a little while? and why?Mom: I went from Ivory Coast to France and from France to America. I went to France to finish schools and get my doctorate.
- الانزلاق: 14
- Prince: Was there any family or any of my ancestors that did not approve of you leaving?
- الانزلاق: 16
- Prince: So how long did the whole migration process take, like how much time did you stay in each country? Mom: Spent about 6 years in Paris, so I would say around 7 years.
- الانزلاق: 17
- Prince: So who in the family actually migrated with you?
- الانزلاق: 18
- Mom: My son!Prince: Did you meet Dad before or after you migrated?Mom: BeforePrince: Did you migrate with him?Mom: Yes
- الانزلاق: 19
- Prince: So, what was your first job when you got here to the United States?
- الانزلاق: 20
- Mom: I was a cashier for McDonalds. I'm not advertising for McDonalds, but yeah that's what I did.
- الانزلاق: 21
- The other jobs were like babysitting,
- الانزلاق: 22
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- And tutoring French.
- الانزلاق: 23
- Prince: Is there anyone who helped you get on your feet when you first arrived? Like a family member or stranger?Mom: Absolutely! There is no way you can make it on your own, coming to a totally new environment. A lot of people helped me that I can't even remember. I wish I could thank them personally.
- الانزلاق: 24
- Prince: How did you manage to get your doctorate while migrating? Did you already have one, or did you get one after migrating
- الانزلاق: 25
- I finished my college in France, before I came to America.
- الانزلاق: 26
- Prince: In France, where did you stay? Were you in a dorm?Mom: No, we had an apartment.
- الانزلاق: 27
- Prince: When and why did you choose to settle down in Georgia specifically?
- الانزلاق: 28
- Mom: I knew people here, which made it easier for me to be insertedPrince: Was there a lot of family?Mom: Mostly Friends, that were already here.
- الانزلاق: 29
- Prince: How was America different from your home country?Mom: Everything was different, especially, the size. Everything is super sized, over sized,
- الانزلاق: 30
- Mom: From refrigerators to microwaves
- الانزلاق: 31
- Mom: to the food portions, to the people,
- الانزلاق: 32
- Mom: the cars, the roads, everything is bigger and faster.
- الانزلاق: 33
- Prince: Would you say that is a pro or a con?Mom: There are pros and cons, we don't need to have everything big.
- الانزلاق: 34
- Prince: When you first got here was there a big language barrier?
- الانزلاق: 35
- Mom: I wasn't good in English but I had some bases. As said before, when we were getting ready to move, we started polish our English.
- Where can find near coffee?
- What?
- الانزلاق: 36
- Prince: Do you still do home country traditions?
- الانزلاق: 37
- Mom: Yeah! I still do traditions such as naming ceremonies, Thanksgiving masses, Etc.
- الانزلاق: 38
- Prince: What has been your biggest accomplishment ever since migration?
- الانزلاق: 39
- Mom: creating a family that can both speak English and French fluently. It was a struggle, but we succeeded.
- الانزلاق: 40
- Prince: How do you think you have changed as a person as a result of migration?
- الانزلاق: 41
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- I don't think I've changed, I think I've learned a lot from my experiences, and have matured. I have learned to appreciate the people around me more than anything else.
- الانزلاق: 42
- Prince: How do you think life would be if you never migrated?Mom: I think I would still be successful, because no matter where I am, I will always try and strive to do the best I can, to use all the potential, accomplish what I need to accomplish, and I think I would still have a very good life.
- الانزلاق: 43
- Prince: For my last question, what other challenges or encounters did you face during the whole migration?Mom: Missing my family, friends, getting out of my element, challenging myself, it wasn't easy, but it is very rewarding.
- الانزلاق: 45
- Prince: Well, I am very proud, and thank you for letting me know more about your migration journey.
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