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Barriers and Gateways Questionnaire

If you or anyone in your family - past or present - has settled in the Laurel community, and you would like to share your family’s stories of challenge and success in a new land, please answer as many of the following questions as you’d like.

Please note: There is no “save” function on this questionnaire, so if you exit the browser before you’re done, all of your answers will be lost. Please allow at least 10 minutes to answer the questions. Thank you!
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Your Name
Phone Number
 
E-mail
 
Were you the first in your family to immigrate to North America? If not, which generation was it?
Yes, I am the first.No.
If not, which generation was it?
Mother, father, or both
Grandparents
Great-grandparents
Earlier than great-grandparents
Where is your – or your family’s – homeland?
What were some of the greatest challenges you or your family faced when first coming to the United States?
What are some successes you and your family are most proud of?
What were your or your family’s feelings about leaving your homeland?
Why did you or your family decide to move to the United States?
What were your or your family’s first impressions of the United States when you or they first moved here?
Define the “American Dream.” Do you feel you have achieved it?
Are there any similarities between your culture and the North American culture?
What do you or your family miss most about your homeland?
What do you want people to know about your or your family’s immigrant experience?
Has anything been passed on to you from your immigrant parents or ancestors that has helped you be successful in your own life?