Liberal Memorial Library Liberal, Kansas
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Liberal Memorial Library received an $8,000 Kansas Humanities Grant to record the immigration stories of immigrants to Southwest Kansas. The Grant titled "Crossroads of Commerce, Culture, and Community" will record and preserve the stories of 40 individuals and/or families who immigrated to Southwest Kansas from a foreign country.
The grant dollars from the Kansas Humanities Council allowed the library to record the interviews with both video and audio equipment and disseminate the information obtained during the interviews through our website and DVD recordings. Preserving the stories of immigrants to Southwest Kansas is important for many reasons, and if we do not begin to record them soon, the stories will be lost as families move on or individuals pass away.
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Do you have family members who still continue to live in your country? Yes No
When you lived in your country, did you have an occupation? Select Yes No Student
When you lived in your country, were you ever subjected to harassment, physical or mental abuse, or jail, or torture from the authorities? Yes No
What has been your experience as far as the Immigration and Naturalization authorities? Select Positive Negative Neutral
What has been your experience with teachers and school officials and the schools here in the US? Select Positive Negative Neutral
What has been your experience with police or any other law enforcement agencies? Select Positive Negative Neutral
Have you ever experienced racism from the part of the Americans towards you? Yes No
During the time you have been in the US, have you returned to your native country? Yes No
Do you maintain contact with people in your country? Yes No Occasionally
Do you send money to your native country? Yes No Sometimes
Do you think that in the future you would go back permanently to your country? Select Yes No Maybe Plan to retire there
Do you consider yourself American, a native of your country, or both? Select American Native Country Both
Do you consider it important to maintain your national identity? Yes No Not Sure
Do you think the American society should adopt a bilingual model? Yes No Not Sure
Do you think that the quality of your life has improved since you immigrated to the United States? Improved Declined Not Sure
Do you feel more safe or less safe in this country? More Less Not Sure
Do you consider that the American society has become more hospitable or less hospitable towards immigrants? More Less Not Sure
