Interview with Kierstin Kemp

Interview with Kierstin Kemp

Kierstin Kemp

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Interviewers

Tanay Shenoy, Robert Langen, Benjamin Pease

Description

Interview with Kierstin Kemp recorded on March 25, 2024 at Forest Hills Northern High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Ms. Kemp is interviewed by Forest Hills Northern High School students Tanay Shenoy, Robert Langen, and Benjamin Pease as a part of WMU’s Telling Our Stories: A Video Collection Celebrating AAPI Heritage. During the interview Ms. Kemp discusses the following topics:

  • Moving from Taiwan to the U.S. to alleviate academic pressure;
  • Her parents’ work background;
  • Leaving her sister and mother in Taiwan;
  • The challenges of learning English and socializing in her early days in the U.S.;
  • Growing up with Chinese parents vs. being a Chinese parent herself;
  • Missing Chinese food and holidays;
  • Sharing her culture with her kids in a multicultural household;
  • Reflecting on the anti-Asian hate during the pandemic;
  • The path from leaving pharmacy to starting her own business;
  • Advice to immigrants;
  • Goals for her children academically and professionally;
  • Advocating for following your passion, and;
  • Asian American pride.

Date of Interview

3-25-2024

Location of Interview

Grand Rapids, MI

Series

Telling Our Stories

Keywords

Asian American and Pacific Islander, Immigration, Immigrants, Taiwan, China

Disciplines

Asian American Studies | Asian History | Language and Literacy Education | Oral History | Secondary Education

Language

ENG

Document Type

Interview

Length of video

0:29:40

Length of video log

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Interview with Kierstin Kemp

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