Jamie Volpe
Writing 321
Interview Questions
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What is your name and where are you from?
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Is there anything in particular you would like to focus on or talk about today?
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Where do you currently live? town/state
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What type of job or jobs do you have?
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What does your family/household look like? Who do you live with? How many people? Siblings? Parents? Grandparents?
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What are your interests/hobbies?
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What was your life like in Colombia?
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What was your day to day life like?
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What was your education like growing up?
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Why did you and your family decide to leave Colombia? What aspects factored into your decision? Did you leave any family behind?
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What was the process of leaving Colombia like? How did you travel to get to the United States?
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What did you imagine America would be like before you came here? How is it different/the same?
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Did anyone help you along the way?
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What did you bring with you? What did you leave behind?
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How did you learn English?
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What is your life like now?
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How has your experience with the “Boys and Girls” club been?
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How has your experience with the UMASS Medical school been?
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Do you think you’ll return to Colombia one day?
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Have you faced discrimination being in the US based on your background?
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What do you love most about the U.S?
Roles:
Johanna: meet for lunch at the Mary Teft White Center, Interviewer
Jamie: Note taker
Gary: Camera