Akadina Interview

The name of the person I interviewed is Akadina Amerekhasadeh. She identifies as Assyrian, American, and Persian. Between Akadina and I there are many differences in terms of native language, religious beliefs, ethnicity, customs, structure of her family, and even belief of what is the purpose of life. To begin with, Akadina was born in Iran and she immigrated to the United States with her mother and sisters. While she was living in Iran, her family was composed of her mother and father and two older sisters whom are ten and six years older from her. My interviewee’s father did not immigrant to the USA until ten years later, which caused a lot of trauma in Akadina’s life because she did not have a father figure during her most difficult time, which was her teenage years. While hearing Akadina speak about the structure of her family, it allowed me to see the differences between our families. Akadina was raised for a couple of years in a traditional home were there were a father and a mother. On the other hand, I was raised by a single mother and I have four siblings. I did not meet my father until I was 21 years old. Moreover, Akadina identifies as the youngest in her family while I am the oldest. Her native language is Aramaic, which she considers one of the most ancient

When I asked Akadina how she might describe the importance of education, she claimed that people that are not educated choose not to be. She used her life as the reasons why she believed in this idea. Since Akadina immigrated to the Unites States, she had to acculturate to the American culture. However, she decided to pursue and education though she had struggled to learn English. Akadina is convinced that the people that immigrate to this country have the same opportunities that she has but the difference between her and them is that she aspired for higher