Michael Nepomich: The Art of Cultural Assimilation

Material Information

Title:
Michael Nepomich: The Art of Cultural Assimilation
Series Title:
Immigrant Voices: New to Middlesex County
Creator:
Vella, Alyssa ( interviewer )
Nepomich, Michael ( interviewee )
Espinoza-Wulach, Cristóbal ( advisor )
Place of Publication:
Edison, NJ
Publisher:
Middlesex College
Publication Date:
Copyright Date:
2022
Physical Description:
Transcript in PDF File; images in .PDF file and audio of interview in .wav

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Eastern-European Jewish Americans -- New Jersey -- Middlesex County
Immigrants -- United States ( lcsh )
Middlesex County (N.J.) -- history
Genre:
oral histories ( lcsh )
Temporal Coverage:
Fall 2022 ( - 2022 )
Spatial Coverage:
New Jersey -- Middlesex County

Notes

Summary:
Michael Nepomich, a Middlesex County resident and artist, discusses coming to the United States from the Soviet Union at the age of 7. He goes into detail regarding how him and his family were able to overcome their struggles and become familiarized in a land that was foreign to them. The success of Michael and his family members is an inspiration to those who come here in search of a better life. ( ,, )
Scope and Content:
This is a transcript [and/or recording] of an oral history interview that took place as part of the class projects for Middlesex College's History 221H class in the Fall of 2022.
Biographical:
Michael's grandparents were both war heroes and underwent extensive tribulations as a result of their fighting in World War 2. Michael's mother, who received a PHD in Biology from the College of Moscow, eventually began working for the state of New Jersey. Michael, himself, is a talented and successful artist, he was extremely art-driven from a very young age and used his artistic abilities to make something of himself in this new country.

Record Information

Source Institution:
Middlesex College
Holding Location:
Middlesex College
Rights Management:
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