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Oral History Interview with Marie Borgia
No full textMarie Borgia was born in Sicily with the onset of the Great Depression, followed by World War II. She recounts the story of her brother who served for the Allies in WWII and was taken prisoner. She talks of her arrival in America and the difficulties faced at Ellis Island. She goes on to tell of her assimilation of American culture while maintaining a constant connection to her homeland
Oral history interview with Leticia Ortiz
No full textThe interviewee, a Colombian immigrant, recalls her experiences in her home country as well as the various changes she underwent upon her arrival as an immigrant in the United States. Topics include Columbian governmental corruption, drug related violence and murders, Colombian guerrillas, as well as the changes in social status experienced by the subject during her transition from Columbian to American society.President's Initiative Fun
Oral History Interview with Sapna Chaya
No full textSapna Chaya was born in 1972 in Bombay, India. After her marriage, her husband, who worked for General Electric in India, was transferred to the United States. General Electric sponsored the immigration of the family, which now included a young daughter. Once in the Danbury area, Sapna Chaya explains the difficulties her daughter had at daycare because she did not speak English. She describes teaching her daughter about Indian culture and the family's continued celebration and observation of Indian cultural traditions. The family also celebrates certain American holidays because they do not want their daughter to feel left out at school.President's Initiatives Fun
Oral History Interview with Josephine Rizzo
No full textJosephine Rizzo sought to come to America for a life of better opportunities and to monetarily aid her parents back in Italy. She describes her resolve to be given a Visa to enter the United States, and continued further to detail her difficulties with the cultural assimilation, and the solace which the Italian American community provided her
Oral history interview with unidentified immigrant from Puerto Rico
No full textThe subject, a male, forty-five-year-old former United States Marine, discusses immigrating to America from Puerto Rico at the age of twelve. He details his youth in Bridgeport, Connecticut. topics include racism, discrimination, hunting and fishing.President's Initiatives Fun
Stereotyping: the effect of author's education on perceived writing ability
No full textThe current study evaluated educational achievement stereotyping and its presence in reading. Ninety-one undergraduate participants read the same article with varying authors and answered the same questionnaire. There were nine conditions where authors varied by gender (male, female, or anonymous) and education level (high school senior, Ph.D., or anonymous). It was hypothesized that male participants would judge female authors more harshly than males, female participants would judge all authors less harshly than males, and that authors with a Ph.D. would receive higher scores than other authors. Results showed that male participants judged all authors, regardless of gender, more harshly than females. Authors with a Ph.D. received higher scores than high school students, who scored higher than authors without given educational information
Oral History Interview with Shalu
No full textIn the interview Shalu describes her family history and how she came the U.S. from India. She provides details regarding her arranged marriage and the process of gaining U.S. citizenship. She compares the status of women in India and the U.S.President's Initiative Fun
Oral History Interview with Vineta Stolere
No full textVinetta Stolere immigrated to the United States in 1995 and describes in detail her life under Communist rule and the effects it has had on her life