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INTERVIEW WITH ALISA
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Riya: When and where were you born?
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Riya: What is your name?
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Alisa: Alisa
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When were you born?
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Alisa: In 2005
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Riya: Where were you born?
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Alisa: Beijing, China
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Riya: Where do you currently live?
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Alisa: Auckland, New Zealand
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Riya: What are some of your earliest memories of migration?
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Alisa: Going to the airport and packing huge amounts of clothing into a suitcase
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Riya: Please explain any difficulties or challenges that you encountered as you attempted to move from one country to another.
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Alisa: Language barriers. We couldn’t speak English and we had trouble understanding how things worked in New Zealand.
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Riya: How long have you been in New Zealand?
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Alisa: 7 years
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Riya: What was the first community that you entered in New Zealand?
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Alisa: My school. Everyone was white and I had trouble making friends.
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Riya: Do you feel that you enjoy the same human rights as white citizens in New Zealand?
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Alisa: There are times at school and in the community where you do get discriminated because of the colour of your skin and it is always a very sensitive matter.
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