Interviewee | RIZK, Claude (b. 1957) |
Interview ID # | OH 1749 |
Date(s) of interview | |
Description | For the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. Lebanese-born immigrant to Lewisville, Texas. Life in pre-Civil War Lebanon; life during the Lebanese Civil War; preconceptions of America; move to Oxford, England, en route to College Station, Texas; attending Texas A&M University; citizenship process; difficulty with American expressions and slang; prejudice experienced as a foreigner; move to the DFW area; comparison of Lebanese and American educations; Lebanese traditions maintained; changes in Lebanon since emigration; changed perceptions of the U.S.; advice for future immigrants. |
Interviewer(s) | Donovan Savage |
Physical Description | 20 pp. |
Terms of Use | Open |