FBU-2015-08-25-A
Date of Interview
Spring 8-25-2015
Interview Location
St. Louis, MO
Length of Interview
18:45
Date of Birth
2001
Gender
Female
Religion and/or Ethnicity
None Given
Description
Born in St. Louis in 2001 to parents who were both born in Bosnia, Remembers in the early years sharing a home with cousin and only speaking Bosnian, Started school at Bierbaum knowing only Bosnian, Attended ESL for two years, Became fluent in English but still mainly speaks Bosnian at home, Growing up in St. Louis with a sizeable Bosnian population felt right at home, Enjoys going to Bosnia to see friends and family, Lost uncle and cousin to war and wishes that she could have met them, Plans to attend St. Louis University and graduate with Ph.D., Sees a future where traveling to Bosnia will be a regular thing for herself and family but would remain living here, In 70 years would want people to know about the war and remember the victims with events and remembrance for it never to happen again
Keywords
St. Louis, Oakville, ESL, New Generation
First Country of Residence
N/A
First US Residence
St. Louis, MO
Document Type
Oral History
Collection
Fontbonne University
Digital Format
MP3
Digital Publisher
Center for Bosnian Studies
City
St. Louis, MO
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