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http://middlesexcc.sobeklibrary.com/AA00002522/00001
Material Information
Title:
Diversity Lottery Visa: A chance for survival
Series Title:
Immigrant Voices: New to Middlesex County
Creator:
Trinca, Jessica
(
Interviewer
)
Jeyanthan, Reckha
(
Interviewee
)
Espinoza-Wulach, Cristóbal ( advisor )
Guyrian-Toth, Katalin (advisor)
Place of Publication:
Edison, NJ
Publisher:
Middlesex College
Publication Date:
2022 May 9
Copyright Date:
2022
Language:
English
Physical Description:
PDF file
Subjects
Subjects / Keywords:
Sri Lanka Americans -- New Jersey -- Middlesex County
Immigrants -- United States
( lcsh )
Middlesex County (N.J.) -- history
Sri Lanka
Genre:
oral histories
( lcsh )
Temporal Coverage:
Spring 2022 ( 2022 - 2022 )
Spatial Coverage:
New Jersey -- Middlesex County
Notes
Summary:
In this interview topics about moving to the United States, the struggles of adjusting to a new culture, finding work, and finding a place in the community are discussed. ( , )
Scope and Content:
This is a transcript of an oral history interview that took place as part of the class projects for Middlesex College's History 222H class in the Spring of 2022.
Biographical:
Reckha is from Sri Lanka and she came her with her husband while she was pregnant. Together they faced many hardships that they have overcome.
Record Information
Source Institution:
Middlesex College
Holding Location:
Middlesex College
Rights Management:
This item is licensed with the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivative License. This license allows others to download this work and share them with others as long as they mention the author and link back to the author, but they can’t change them in any way or use them commercially.
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