SMG 2.00
Item
-
Title
-
SMG 2.00
-
Type
-
Interview
-
Date
-
September 26th, 2012
-
Description
-
This is an interview is of a first-generation female immigrant from Iran. She chose to remain anonymous and will be referred to as Anna. Anna’s story is one which highlights the relationship between the political and the educational, as she has faced various setbacks and delays to obtaining educational institutional qualifications due the failed cooperation of the Iranian and American immigration, educational, and political systems, due to post-revolutionary relations between the two countries. After obtaining her B.A at an English-speaking university in Iran, Anna emigrated from Iran to America for the sole purpose of coming to study in America. She did not intend to stay in America, but due to the political situation in Iran, obtaining her masters was delayed. Furthermore, the political situation meant that she would not have a teaching position if she returned to Iran. She claimed that her decision to stay originally, and now, is because of the political situation in Iran. Anna’s attempt to obtain her PhD in biology was delayed both because of institutional-political issues, and finally abandoned due to a fire which destroyed all of her research. So, although Anna originally planned to pursue a PhD in biology, following the fire, she felt the desire to give back to the community of Milwaukee through a career in adult and continuing education. Currently, Anna is unemployed, and her citizenship is pending, but she has high hopes for a future where she will be able to use her own difficult experiences to help others, especially adult immigrants, integrate into the community.
-
Language
-
English
-
Subject
-
Immigration, Iranian-American culture, politics, education, citizenship, identity, OralHistory
SMG 2.00