EC 1.00

Title: EC 1.00
Type: Interview
Date: September 28th, 2015
Description: As a first generation immigrant from Algeria, Leena grew up in a smaller community with her time split between life in France where her Christian mother lived and Algeria where her Muslim father lived. In her religion the children always take the religion of their father, so she herself grew up Muslim. Her marriage was arranged and had three children, and moved from Algeria with her daughter to Milwaukee Wisconsin where her father lived. She experienced some adjusting to living in the United States, however with her families support she was able to learn English and decided to stay. She has her green card and is hoping to gain citizenship soon so that her husband and two other children can come to live with her. It should be noted that there is also a translator who is present within the interview and occasionally explains Arabic words to myself as that I have no understanding of Arabic, and my interviewee felt limited by her understanding of some English vocabulary. The translator was arranged by my interviewee and helped me by translating some terminology exclusive to the Arabic language, and vice versa.
Language: English
Subject: significance of faith, distinction of culture and religion, parenthood, marriage, cultural roles of men and women, and her involvement with the Islamic Society and Community Center of Milwaukee which she calls her “second home”., OralHistory