FROM CORRIENTES TO CHAMPAIGN Stefan-Vasile Carcu LAST 395 Latin American Immigrant Stories
My Interviewee - Gisela Sin - Country : Argentina - U of I connections: Associate Professor
Biography - Born 1973, Alvear - Went to college in Buenos Aires - Worked at Universidad De San Andres - Moved to Michigan in 2000 for grad school - Got her PhD in 2007, and started working at U of I
About Argentina - Southern part of South America - Eight largest country in the world - Northern part Mesopotamia, Corrientes - Exports – soybean and derivatives, petroleum and gas, vehicles, corn and wheat. - Capital ….. - Politics – Peronism, Dirty War - Political mismanagement – economic instability
The Interview - Family is important – growing up in Alvear - Politics first hand experience - College experience - Moving to U.S
More on interview - Michigan/Stanford decision - Adjusting to English -Hardest thing about leaving Argentina