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Why did you decide to come to the US?GuAnyu4th
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What made you want to leave the Congo area?GuAnyu4th
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What are some challenges you faced living in the Congo?BarberKingston3rd
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What are some positive things you miss from the Congo?BarberKingston 3rd
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How would you compare the living conditions of the Congo vs the USA?AaryaShivam3rd
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Have you noticed many other people immigrating from your homeland?AaryaShivam3rd
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Did you Migrate alone or with someone else?MishraAditi4th
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What most fascinated you when you came to the US for the first time?EpuriTejasvi6th
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Did you know English before arriving to the United states? If not in your opinion was it hard to learn ?
MishraAditi4th
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Was the United States your first choice of a country to move to?MaradaSpoorthi4th
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What is your favorite thing about the United States?MaradaSpoorthi4th
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Do you regret your choice of moving to the USA? Why or why not? Mishra Aditi 4h
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If you had known what you know now about the process of immigrating to the US, would you do it again?
PappasEllie3rd
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What was the biggest challenge you faced during the immigration process?McMillinLena3rd
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Now that you know more about the US, would you recommend others to immigrate to the US, or another country?
StorchPablo6th
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What is something, if anything, that Americans always ask you when you say you are Congolese?McMillinLena3rd
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Where was the refugee camp that you were in?PattJesse4th
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Can you describe your experiences in the refugee camp?PattJsse4th
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What job did you do when you came to America?Bombkarti3rd
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What is the greatest benefit you gained from migrating to the United States?MercerCabell6th
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Were you able to find Congolese culture here in the US?
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How long did you stay in the refugee camp? If you went to a refugee camp.ChenEvan3rd
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What and how many languages do you speak?
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What was the life inside of the refudgee camp like?ChenEvan3rd
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How old were you when you moved to the U.S?
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Dahlia3rd
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What do you think could be done to improve refugee camps by outside organizations?ThomasShaniya4th
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Was there anything that surprised you about the U.S.?PittmanChase3rd
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Are there any similarities between the U.S. and the CongoPittmanChase3rd
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In your opinion, what is one factor that was better in Congo than in the United States?RajeshArya4th
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Were there any bittersweet moments that you endured during your transition coming here?MeadowsHannah4th
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What were your expectations for the United States before you came here?RajeshArya4th
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What did you expect your life to be like once you came into America?HernandezRebecca
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Did you have any relatives that had previously migrated and were already living here?JohnsonMorgan6th
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Do you have any regrets about moving to the US?JohnsonMorgan
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Do your like your life in the U.S.?GahlautAlma4TH
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Why did you choose to move to the U.S. and not a different country?GahlautAlma4TH
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What has changed the most since you've moved to the United States?GahlautMira 3rd
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Do you have any family that still lives in Congo?GahlautMira 3rd
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How long did it take you to find a job after moving to the US, or did you already have a job lined up?
GosainSofia3rd
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Once you finally reached the US, were you living alone or with other people?GosainSofia
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What differences and similarities do you see between Congo and the United States?BayazitovaRenata4th
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What were the push and pull factors that made you move to the United States?BayazitovaRenata4th
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What is one thing that you miss the most from Congo? BayazitovaRenata
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If you could, would you ever go back?BlumbergAndy6th
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What is one thing that would make you move back to Congo?BlumbergAndy
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How did people treat you when you came to the us?SaxeNeel
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What advice would you give to an immigration/ emigrant who is going through the process for the first time?
Engstrom Kate
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What is your favorite food in the United States that you didn't have back home?Saxe
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What are some customs that you adapted to, and are there any that you had to let go of when coming to the U.S?
GutierrezMichael4th
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Who helped you integrate into the U.S.?GutierrezMIchael4th
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Are you part of a Congolese community here in the U.S.? If so, was it hard to find people of the same culture here?
LiuEilene4th
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Has moving to the US changed your view on having a family?BurbankChas3rd
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Was it hard to adjust to the American lifestyle when you first moved here?GopiHarini4th
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If you could do it again, what would you change?WolfeRussell3rd
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Did you ever feel, or do you feel now regretful for anything?WolfeRussell3rd
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How long did it take you to adapt to your new surroundings?GopiHarini 4th
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What was the event and the reason why it occured, that caused you to become an refugee?SinghNidheesh 6th
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When did you come here and how old were you when you became a refugee?SinghNidheesh 6th
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Part.1 Were you forced or given the option to migrate to certain places? SinghNidheesh 6th
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Part.2 If you were provided options, what were some of the other countries?SinghNidheesh 6th
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Did you ever struggle to adjust to this new environment? If so may you give an example?AkangbeJonathan
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How did you decide where to live once you got to the US?WuRay6th
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How long did it take for you to get approved to move to the US?WuRay6th
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What influenced you to move to the U.S. rather than another country in Africa? ShirleyAlexandra 4th
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Do you feel a personal/patriotic connection to the U.S. whatsoever or do you feel more connected to the Congo? Is it a mixture of both?
Shirley Alexandra 4th
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If you were part of a refugee camp, how was life for you beforehand?FariabAnila6th
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If you practice one, do you think your faith/religion better helped you to adapt into the US?FariabAnila
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What intervening obstacles did you face when migrating to the US, and do they still impact you today?
AkangbeJonathan
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When people find out you immigrated from Congo, do you think it changes the way they think about you?
RichmondSari4th
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How (do you think) much of your personality today is impacted by the fact that you came from this certain background?
RichmondSari4th
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Coming from a more tropical area of the planet, how has that affected your perception of a more temperate climate?
JawabnavisSrijith4th
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Upon coming to the US, how different did people treat you? and how did it affect your perception of the US.
WongKatie6th
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What was you initial reaction to the people of the United States and how did the difference in personas change you overtime?
WongKatie6th
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What pushed you to move away from Congo?LamHannah6th
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How long did it take you to make and finalize the choice to migrate to the U.S.?ConleyMoriah4th
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Is what you thought coming to the U.S. would be or was it way more challenging? Is it still challenging for you?
ConleyMoriah4th
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How have your ideals or goals changed since immigrating to the United States?ThomasShaniya 4th
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How did you find a community after finding refuge in America?GaneshShreya3rd
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What are the similarities and differences between the Congo and the US. ShiMatthew 4th
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What are some American aspects would you like to have in Congo? What are some Congolese aspects would you like to bring into America?
Cotton Ariana 6th
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What advice would you give to people who plan on migrating to a different country? Cotton Ariana 6th
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Did you stop at any other countries before entering the U.S.?AvilaLeslie3rd
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Did you have to leave any family members behind?AvilaLeslie3rd
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What is the main way that you use to communicate to family member that are still in Congo?GaneshShreya3rd
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How has the US changed your life styleCornellAndrew4th
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Would you ever go back to help people that need the help you recieved CornellAndrew4th
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What motivated you to migrate to the US?HeJimmy3rd
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What did moving to a whole new and anonymous country feel like?HeJimmy3rd
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What was education like in your country?MadapatuDennis3rd
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How were women treated in your country?MadapatuDennis
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Where you ever mistreated in the refugee camp?DeekaeBarine4th
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How quickly did you adapt when you came to the U.S?DeekaeBarine4th
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Why did you end up in memphis instead of another bigger city?Nima Aflaki5th
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