Aroostook Oral History Project Index

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Interview with a First Generation Female Argentinean Immigrant

Female immigrant from Argentina discusses her immigrant experience including her life in Argentina, meeting her husband, working for Texas Instruments, and difficulties obtaining her work Visa

Interview with a First Generation Male Indian Immigrant

Male immigrant from India discusses his immigration to America for an advanced degree in engineering. He talks about his community involvement both in America and India. Also he relates how he feels the two countries are different in regard to culture, politics, and education

Interview with a First Generation Male Pakistani Immigrant

Male immigrant from Pakistan who immigrated to America for the experience and work. He relates the politically unstable relationship that he left in Pakistan. Also he discusses the employment difficulties he faced in Pakistan. Then He discusses the challenges in arriving and adapting to school and life in America. He also compares the American and Pakistan culture. Similarly he discusses his feelings on 9/11, Iraq War, and political relationship between Pakistan and America

Interview with Janet McLennan (Part 1)

Michael O\u27Rourke interviewed Janet McLennan at her home as part of the Bob Straub Oral History Project. This video clip contains discussion related to Janet McLennan and Bob Straub\u27s roles with the Nestucca sand spit controversy with the Oregon Highway Commission chaired by Glen Jackson. The transcription of the clip is available to download from this page as a PDF file

Interview with a First Generation Female Zimbabwean Immigrant

Female immigrant from Zimbabwe discusses her immigration experience moving from England to the United State. She relates her experiences with cultural differences, her identity, difficulties working in America, and assimilating into America

Interview with Ken Johnson and Janet McLennan

Michael O\u27Rourke interviewed Ken Johnson and Janet McLennan at her home in Portland on issues related to the highway around the Nestucca Spit and Bob Straub\u27s role in the matter

Interview with a First Generation Female Mexican Immigrant

Female immigrant from Mexico discusses the importance of passing on cutlural and familial traditions to our children. Also discusses the differences between jobs, school, and corruption in Mexico and America. Finally expresses what she feels all Americans should understand and know about immigrants coming to this country

Interview with Janet McLennan (Part 2)

Michael O\u27Rourke interviewed Janet McLennan at her home as part of the Bob Straub Oral History Project. This video clip contains discussion related to Janet McLennan and Bob Straub\u27s roles with the Nestucca sand spit controversy and their organization Beaches Forever. A transcript of the video can be downloaded as a PDF from this page

Interview with a First Generation Male Indian Immigrant

Male immigrant from India who immigrated to America for college. He begins his interview describing the social and cultural differences he had to deal with in America. Then he relates his first experiences in Dallas with discrimination and being mistaken for a Mexican. He also discusses his career in the technology field in America. Lastly he discusses bring his family to America and the issues he and they faced in assimilating into American culture