My second interview

(1)  Interview preparations:

I met Vong in the library and I asked her to make an interview for English class. Vong is a nursing student in St Cloud State University; she was born in Vietnam and she is from China. She has been her in the United States of America for four years. He accepted the invitation and we scheduled the meeting in Sunday afternoon in the library. I printed two copies of the questions that I will be asking him and meet him in the library. I gave him one copy of the questions and asked his permeation to record the interview.

2)   Interview report:

 The interview went great I felt comfortable and the interviewee looked comfortable. The interviewee was able to answer my questions in a very clear way. She was very open to any questions. And I enjoyed doing the interview.

(3)  Country Report:

China is a vast country located in East Asia. According to

Global Sherpa website, “China has influenced the course of international development for thousands of years. With more than 1.35 billion people (even with the one child per family policy), China accounts for roughly 20 percent of the total world population”(1). However, This policy is going to change according to global times news, “China's population of 1.35 billion will not see a major spike after the country relaxes the family planning policy to allow couples to have two children if one of the parents is an only child, authorities said on Saturday”(2).

There are many religions in China. For a country that is 1.35 billion it is not a strange thing. Buddhism is the most follower religion in china with “a figure of 100 million Buddhist believers”(3). Daoism is also one of the biggest religions in china, “there are “over 100 million” Daoists in China” (4). 

 References

 1. global sherpa.org

 2. global times

 3. chsource.org

 4. chsource.org

(4)  Interview transcription

Faisal: how do you communicate with each other in your home country?

Vong: I usually communicate with my friends and family in Vietnamese and Cantonese.

Faisal: what is the clothing style for men and women?

Vong: the clothing style in my country is very similar to America, not that much big difference, Because of the influence of the media television and Internet. But for the younger generation Korean prefer Korean style.

Faisal: how are women and men treated differently?

Vong: of course in my country, men considered higher states than women. So for example in my country mostly when female just study in high school most of them will drop out from school, so not a lot of them can make it all the way to collage.

Faisal: how has your experience here helped you interpret and respect cultural differences?

Vong: absolutely. Because when I came to the US I exposed to a completely different new culture, the food the language the way people think and it just make me more humble and be respectful to other cultures and I will love to learn new things everyday.

Faisal: do you enjoy speaking with other exchange students?

Vong: yes absolutely. I love to speak and know other students especially exchange students because they are coming from another country and have the opportunity to learn and open there views. So it is very interesting to know a lot of exchange students because we can learn from each other.

Faisal: how long have you been in the United States?

Vong: I have been in the US for four years now.

Faisal: have you been able to visit any other parts of the United States?

Vong: I have been visit a couple of places in the United States Florida, Oregon, Washington DC, New York, Pennsylvania, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Arizona and here in Minnesota of course. 

Faisal: what are your home country's major religions?

Vong: My home country major religion is Buddhism.

Faisal: what do you do in your free time?

Vong: I usually read books and play piano in my free time.

Faisal: what is your Favorite Sport?

Vong: my favorite sport is basketball.

Faisal: what are the famous foods in your country?

Vong: the famous food in my country is Pho which is like chicken noodle soup.

Faisal: do you have any questions for me? I have asked so many of you?

Vong: No, Thank you.

Faisal: Thank you.