Interview with Yilin Liu
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Interviewers
Lucy Stegeman, Spencer Porter, Giselle Wong
Description
Interview with Yilin Liu recorded on March 25, 2024 at Forest Hills Northern High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Mrs. Liu is interviewed by Forest Hills Northern High School students Lucy Stegeman, Spencer Porter, and Giselle Wong as a part of WMU’s Telling Our Stories: A Video Collection Celebrating AAPI Heritage. During the interview Mrs. Liu discusses the following topics:
- Her experiences of a Chinese immigrant from Anhui, China
- Pursuing higher education in the United States
- Challenges of immigration including racism and microaggressions
- Complexities of maintaining cultural ties while adapting to a foreign environment
- Relationship between people and food
- Inter-generational transmission of cultural heritage
- Immigrant support systems
Date of Interview
3-25-2024
Location of Interview
Grand Rapids, MI
Series
Telling Our Stories
Keywords
Asian American and Pacific Islander, Immigration, Immigrants, Microaggressions, Assimilation, Racism, Cultural Heritage, China
Disciplines
Asian American Studies | Language and Literacy Education | Oral History
Language
ENG
Document Type
Interview
Recommended Citation
Liu, Yilin, "Interview with Yilin Liu" (2024). Telling Our Stories: A Video Collection Celebrating AAPI Heritage. 5.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/our-stories-aapi/5
Length of video
0:17:17
Length of video log
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