Hi,

I'm an undergrad at Rutgers University and I have and 10pg paper assignment for one of my classes. The 'oral traditon' has been an integral aspect of the cultural survival of Black people and particularly Black women. My assignent is to record your story--to share your life through a narrative. I have to create a 10 pg paper of this woman's life, some demographic data and an analysis of her experiences, which reflects my understanding of the material covered in class.

All personal information--such as your name--will be kept anonymous if you wish it to be.



I will post the questions below and you may answer the one's which you please or all of them if you like.

I would love the opportunity to learn about my culture and to hear a first hand experience. I will do my very best to portray your story with the respect it deserves.

Thank you,

M.P.

Here are the questions:

Use this list to create questions for your interview subject. Make your questions open ended so that you get the most information. Create follow-up questions when it appears that your informant is not able to elaborate her experiences.



Demographic information

Work her parent’s did

What experiences did she have with her grandparents’ work?

Did her mother work outside the home?

Did she have a large or small family?

Was she raised in a rural or urban area?

Did her parents or did she immigrate from another country?

Did her parents or did she migrate from another part of the US?

What kind of discipline did she receive?

What style of childrearing was she raised with?

How was education view in her household?

What were the dating rituals of her time?

What was her experience with menstruation, Sexuality?

Who informed her of these things?

How were gender roles expressed in the household?

Was labor tied to gender role expectation?

If she had to experience segregation, what was that like?

If she grew up in interracial neighbors, what was that like?

What was her experience with racism?

What was her experience with sexism?

What was her experience with colorism?

What was her experience with her own partnering, the rearing of her own children?

Why did she choose to have children?

What are her interests?

How did she feel about going to go to work?

Does she find her work rewarding?

Does she have a job, or is she involved with a career?

When was her first work experience?

Health issues

Experiences of homophobia or heterosexism?

Spirituality – Is she religious, and/or spiritual, how does she use her spirituality?

What historical events did she live through, and how did these impact her life?

How did classism function in her life?

What were some of the hopes or dreams she had for herself as a child, and was she able to manifest any of them?