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Interview no. | R-0862 |
Restrictions | No restrictions. Open to research. |
Project | R.34. Special Research Projects: New Roots |
Project description | Interviews, 2007-ongoing, focus on issues related to Latin American immigration to North Carolina and the formation of Latino communities. Interviewers are conducted by undergraduate students in courses taught by Hannah Gill at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Interviewees include immigrants, United States-born second generations, professionals who work with immigrants, policy-makers, religious leaders, educators, students, and local business owners. |
Date | 23 February 2016 |
Interviewee | Riefler, Brian. |
Interviewee occupation | Students |
Interviewee DOB | 1994 |
Interviewee ethnicity | Whites |
Interviewer | Islas, Alma. |
Abstract | Brian Riefler shares experiences from his life while growing up in Buffalo, New York, and how his family helped shape him into the man he is today. After high school graduation Brian took a gap year in order to complete a community service program in Ecuador. He shares how his experience abroad sparked his interest in immigration and on how it reinforced his belief on the importance of knowing a second language. Brian also discusses the decision making process that brought him to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. And, lastly he shares his reflection on how living in North Carolina and away from his family has allowed him to have personal growth. |
Subject Topical Other |
Family Education Higher Education University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Language and communication |
Citation | Interview with Brian Riefler by Alma Islas, 23 February 2016, R-0862, in the Southern Oral History Program Collection #4007, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. |
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Interview no. | R0862_Audio |