AHS-2015-05-02

Date of Interview

Summer 5-2-2015

Interview Location

St. Louis, MO

Length of Interview

1900-01-00

Date of Birth

2000

Gender

Female

Religion and/or Ethnicity

None Given

Description

Moved to St. Louis with parents at a young age from birthplace of Vermont (City Unknown, Father from Bijeljina and mother from Zenica, Parents met in Vermont, Family lost aunts, uncles and cousins to the conflict in Bosnia, Family was forced to leave the country due to conflict, Visits Bosnia every year but dislikes the visits since there is widespread corruption and bribes but less crime, Friends from growing up were few and almost exclusively Bosnian, Identifies as Bosnian American but more American since she was born in the United States and cannot relate as much to people in Bosnia, Life has changed from early years when her parents were very protective due to not understand the culture and wanting to protect her now they let her do more activities with friends, What happened in Bosnia was a sad event since people were killed due to religious preference, Glad that Mladic was given a life sentence in order to think about all the victims for his whole life, Has had interaction at work were customers have told her they hate Bosnians and the way they talked, Interactions at school were people have told her negative things about her religion and that all Bosnians should go back to Bosnia, Wants the people listening to her in the future to not be afraid to ask questions if they want to know something and to always learn for themselves and not listen to others

Keywords

United States, Vermont, St. Louis [MO], Bijeljina, Shelling, School, Education, Discrimination, New generation, Growing up Bosnian American

First US Residence

Vermont

Document Type

Oral History

Collection

Affton High School

Digital Format

MP4

Digital Publisher

Center for Bosnian Studies

City

St. Louis, MO

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