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Writing 321 Interview 10/19/2016

Interview with Chanravy Proeung (Cambodia)

  1. Ask Community Member

  • Who they are and to identify themselves.

  • Where are they from/reside and nationality

  • How old are they

2.  What are you doing currently? Do you have a job or are you going to school and if so for what?

3. Being a first generation American in your family, how was your life growing up? Was there any pressure?

 

5 When did you find out both your parents were refugees from Cambodia?

6 Has there been times where you have heard stories about the genocide from your parents perspective?

7. Where in Cambodia are your parent’s from? Do they have family still there or here in America?

8.  When did your parents come to America and how have they adjusted to the different culture here compared to Cambodia?  Have you yourself ever been to Cambodia?

9.  How old were you when you came to America? What do you remember from your time in Cambodia? (if applicable)

10.  What was the biggest challenge for you growing up in America?  

 

11. According to your interview with “America ReFramed” you work for a group called 1Love Movement. Can you explain to us what that is and how has it impacted not only you but others all across the country.

12. Can you explain what you yourself are doing towards the quest for refuge being a first generation here outside of 1Love.

13. Was working for 1Love your first choice as an occupation/ will you be doing this for the rest of your life?

14. Do your parents enjoy life here in the United States or do they want to go back to Cambodia?

15. From some research we as a group have done on you, it says that you have testified not only once, but twice at the United Nations in Geneva. How has that impacted you and the southeast Asian community you’re representing? Has there been an impact towards 1Love Movement?

16.Is there anything else specifically that you would like to talk about today?

17. Do you have any questions for us or anything you would like to tell the people who will be viewing this?

 

Questions to brighten up the mood. (Possibly asked during certain segments of the Interview.)

  1. Do your parents enjoy the food in America or Cambodia?

  2. What is an American staple that your parents are always wanting to eat?

  3. Where do your parents currently live/ Do they work?

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