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Mom's Migration Story
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- 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.
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- Alright so my first question would be, why did you choose to migrate?
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- Mom: I would say basically, it was curiosity. We wanted to see what the American dream was about. That's why we came here.
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- Prince: Do you think you are living the American dream?
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- Mom: I would say yes! I love my life, worked hard to get to where we are, and yes I do.
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- Prince: All right so when did you migrate? Was there anything going on around the world while you are migrating?
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- Prince: Was there any family or any of my ancestors that did not approve of you leaving?
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- 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.
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- Prince: So who in the family actually migrated with you?
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- Mom: My son!Prince: Did you meet Dad before or after you migrated?Mom: BeforePrince: Did you migrate with him?Mom: Yes
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- Prince: So, what was your first job when you got here to the United States?
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- Mom: I was a cashier for McDonalds. I'm not advertising for McDonalds, but yeah that's what I did.
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- The other jobs were like babysitting,
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- Bonjour!
- And tutoring French.
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- 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.
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- Prince: How did you manage to get your doctorate while migrating? Did you already have one, or did you get one after migrating
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- I finished my college in France, before I came to America.
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- Prince: In France, where did you stay? Were you in a dorm?Mom: No, we had an apartment.
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- Prince: When and why did you choose to settle down in Georgia specifically?
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- 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.
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- Prince: How was America different from your home country?Mom: Everything was different, especially, the size. Everything is super sized, over sized,
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- Mom: From refrigerators to microwaves
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- Mom: to the food portions, to the people,
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- Mom: the cars, the roads, everything is bigger and faster.
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- 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.
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- Prince: When you first got here was there a big language barrier?
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- 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?
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- Prince: Do you still do home country traditions?
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- Mom: Yeah! I still do traditions such as naming ceremonies, Thanksgiving masses, Etc.
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- Prince: What has been your biggest accomplishment ever since migration?
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- Mom: creating a family that can both speak English and French fluently. It was a struggle, but we succeeded.
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- Prince: How do you think you have changed as a person as a result of migration?
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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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- Prince: Well, I am very proud, and thank you for letting me know more about your migration journey.
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