US Immigration and Ethnicity Case Study

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America": A Semi-Structured Interview with Mohammed "Mo" Hadi

Semi-Structured Interview Questions and Summary of Responses (impromptu follow-up questions are italicized):

Question No.

When and why did you come to the United States?

I arrived in America in early 2008 to attend engineering school.

Question No.

Where are you from originally?

Lahore, Pakistan

Question No.

Do you have a large family in Pakistan?

[laughs] Yes, we have a very large family, especially compared to most

Americans I have met. Both of my parents are alive and I have four living brothers and five sisters. I had two other brothers, but one is dead now and we haven't heard anything from another brother in almost a year.

Question No.

What happened to your brothers?

Answer:

Well, one brother died when he was only 2 years old and we don't know anything about what happened to my other missing brother, as I say.

Question No.

What made you decide to come to the United States in 2008?

Answer:

I had just finished high school and I placed in the top of my class. My father told me that I should become a professional so I could earn a decent living and help the family. Some friends of mine had gone to the United

States previously, and their letters to me said I could get a good education here. I had been taking English in school for years and could speak and write it okay. Things were not that good at home, either, and a trip to America sounded like a great adventure.

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Now I just have one more year before I graduate with my engineering degree.

Question No. 6:

Why do you go by "Mo" instead of "Mohammed."

Answer:

[laughs] After 9/11, wouldn't you? I'm just trying to fit in and not stand out by drawing unneeded attention to myself.

Question No. 7:

Have you had any problems with discrimination because you are Pakistani

or Muslim?

I was accepted at school before I left, and I moved in with a couple of friends who are also attending the same school. I was also hired right away at the pizza place I work for, so I can't say I've been discriminated against in any way.

Question No. 8:

Do you have a job?

Answer:

Sure, I deliver pizzas part time at nights to make some extra money. The tips are okay and I can study a little between deliveries.

Question No. 9:

Do you still practice your religion in America?

Answer:

Yes, certainly. There are many Muslims here and I have made several new friends and located a couple of my old friends from Pakistan as well.

We go to the same mosque near where we live.

Question No. 10:

Have you completed the hajj?

Answer:

Not yet, but like all of my friends, I plan to some day.

Question No. 11:

Are you waiting to graduate from school before you complete the hajj?

Answer:

Well, kind of. My friends and I still like to drink a little beer once in awhile and I'll need to be clean in.....

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