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Jasmine Oben(18) talks with Clement Oben(48) about Clement's childhood in Nigeria and and moving to the US.
I interviewed my mom, who like my dad, was an immigrant to America from Nigeria. She talks about the experience of being an immigrant and also living in America for a long time. Despite the label of "immigrant", you'd also...
Erin, age 46 with her dad who is acting as her nurse.
My mom, Mary, shares her story of coming to America and raising 5 children while still preserving her culture. She highlights her life becoming an immigrant to America for the purpose of better opportunity for her family. The interview includes...
Ngozi Okeke talks to Tamar Shadur about traveling to Nigeria, dad's special pancakes, and how she would like to be remembered
Within this interview, conducted in November of 2017 in Wylie, Texas, my father, Gregory Ejikeme, tells of his life growing up in Sub-Saharan Africa. Ejikeme shares of his past and the elders he's grateful for, as well as the effect...
Adaeze talked about the ripple effect of shining your light so that others can find and shine their own, how knowing where you came from is vital in order to understand who you are and how she helps young girls...
I talked with my moms about their years growing up. They were both kids of missionaries and spent parts of their childhoods abroad.
Ini Efiom-Ekaha had 6 children that she raised to become very successful. Throughout this journey, she learned French, became the first female president of her insurance agency, and became a member of the Risk Management Society.
In this interview done in Redlands, California on November 26, 2017, Timothy asks questions about his dad, Anthony, childhood. Anthony describes that the country he grew up in, Nigeria, had limited resources and tough life. He also discusses about his...
Interviewing my housemate Rachel about her life in Nigeria and her transition to America.
Interviewing my housemate Rachel about her life in Nigeria and her transition to America.
In December 2017 I had the privilege of interviewing Mark Chijioke. Mark was the first Nigerian dean of the School of Engineering at Nsukka, and also the first Nigerian engineering professor in the country. Amongst many things, he was always...
In December 2017 I had the privilege of interviewing Mary Chijioke. Mary is the youngest of 5 children of Douglas and Alice Wardell Graffin of Chappaqua, New York, USA. She is the wife of Mark Chijioke, and together they have...
I interviewed my Aunt Rita. She talked about her life in Nigeria compared to her life in Nigeria. I learned a lot about being in Nigeria, especially the education there.
Originally a celebration of Black History Month, February 2018, Middlebury College's Davis Family Library has initiated a series of oral interviews, "In Your Own Words." In them, Literatures & Cultures Librarian Katrina Spencer engages members of the community who trace...
I had the privilege to interview immigrants, descendants of immigrants, and asylum seekers across the world. Their stories were accompanied by anonymous portraits made from cyanotype imprints of their bodies and forms to which provided privacy and freedom to speak...
A look at one of Nigeria's crucial disheartening moment in history, the Biafra War, from the view of my grandmother. Note: (my sister is having a tantrum so she's screaming, sorry)
In December 2017 I had the privilege of interviewing Mary Chijioke. Mary is the youngest of 5 children of Douglas and Alice Wardell Graffin of Chappaqua, New York, USA. She is the wife of Mark Chijioke, and together they have...
I spoke to Dr. Job Ngwe, a professor of Social Work at Northeastern in his home in Chicago, IL about his past and what he looks forward to in the future for TheGreatListen2017 and Lincoln Park HS Room 311.
My mother and I have a discussion that somewhat haphazardly tries to cover her life and what she has learned over the years. She discusses racial obstacles, what led her to become a doctor, and more.