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Collin College

2007

World War II

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Interview With A Third Generation Female Polish Immigrant, Lisa Roy-Davis Jan 2007

Interview With A Third Generation Female Polish Immigrant, Lisa Roy-Davis

Telling to Live: The Immigrant Experience in a Global Suburb

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 Second Generation Female German Immigrant, Lisa Roy-Davis Jan 2007

Interview With A Second Generation Female German Immigrant, Lisa Roy-Davis

Telling to Live: The Immigrant Experience in a Global Suburb

Female immigrant from Germany who immigrated for father's job after World War II. She discusses families experiences during World War II and her opinions on the Vietnam War. Also she discusses the normal immigrant experience. She discusses her difficulties maintaining her career as a woman and her work as a chemistry lab assistant. Similarly she discusses her experiences and views on religion.