Interview with a First Generation Female Bulgarian Immigrant

Female immigrant from Bulgaria who lived part of her early years in Morocco. She discusses her different attitudes toward living in Morocco and Bulgaria. She describes her experience in the Bulgarian educational system including college. She also relates how she came to immigrate to America and her unrealistic expectations of America. Furthermore, she describes how she has made America her own and is living a successful live in America

Interview with a Second Generation Male Nicaraguan Immigrant

Male second generation immigrant from Nicaragua discusses his families and his immigration experience. He tells about the difficulties his parents faced including his mother\u27s struggle to learn English. Similarly he discusses the his own personal struggle being a gay and how it has lead him to become involved in issues relating to gay youth in America

Interview with a Third Generation Female Polish Immigrant

Female Polish and Irish immigrant discusses her personal history and involvement in the polish community as well as her mother and grandmothers. She also discusses introducing Polish culture to her children through food and cultural events. She relates her grandparents immigrating to the United States in order to escape Nazi occupation

Interview with a First Generation Female Pilipino Immigrant

Female immigrant from the Philippines discusses the difficulties involved with immigrating to America. She details her personal struggle with not being able to work in America. Also she discusses how her family does eventually plan to return to live in the Philippines

Can the Accommodationist Achieve Pluralism?

This paper is based on my brief remarks on a panel dedicated to “reimagining the relationship between religion and law” and focuses on the U.S. Supreme Court\u27s church and state jurisprudence. In particular, I ask whether an approach to the Establishment Clause known as accommodation is consonant with the larger concept of pluralism, particularly in the context of public religious symbols and displays, and offer some proposals and tentative conclusions. I propose two alternatives, signs and disclaimers, and tentatively conclude that the use of either might relieve the perceived tension between accommodation and pluralism

Interview with a First Generation Female Puerto Rican Immigrant

Female immigrant from Puerto Rico discusses her immigration experience coming to America to learn English. She relates her difficulties dealing with the language barrier, her college experience, and her and her children\u27s identities

Interview with a First Generation Female Korean Immigrant

Female immigrant from Korea who immigrated to America for her husband\u27s career. She discussed the cold welcome her family and her received in America, and their difficulties assimilating to living in America

Interview with a Third Generation Male Italian Immigrant

Male immigrant from Italy discusses his experience growing up in an Italian family. He relates the attitudes and traditions of his Italian family. Furthermore, he discusses the changes in attitudes towards these attitudes and traditions over four different generations of his family. He also discusses his experiences facing racism in his life

Interview with a First Generation Male Chinese Immigrant

Male immigrant from Hong Kong who immigrated to America for college. Discusses the conditions and differences between growing up in Hong Kong and growing up in America. He also relates his immigrations story, and how America was not what he was expecting from watching American media. Further he discusses his wedding in America and his wife\u27s community involvement

Interview with a First Generation Male Indian Immigrant

Male immigrant from India discusses his families immigration from India to Dubai to America. He relates how he had a carefree childhood living in a small village in Dubai. He specifically discusses his experiences in America going to college and having a successful sales career in the technology sector