Title
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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