Questions List 1

Basic Information

1. What were the main reasons that led you to move to the United States?

2. Can you describe any special circumstances or challenges you faced

during your move?

3. What was your level of education at the time of your move to the U.S.?

4. How has your marital status and family structure influenced your
experience in the U.S.?

5. What role does religion play in your life, and how has this been affected by
your move to the U.S.?

Identifying Cultural Sameness/Difference

6. How do you perceive the treatment of physical and mental health in your
native country compared to the U.S.?

7. Have you encountered any communication problems, verbal or nonverbal,

since moving to the U.S.?

8. What are some major differences in social institutions like education and
healthcare between your native country and the U.S.?

9. How are men and women viewed and treated differently in your native
country compared to the U.S.?

10. What are the main differences in parenting philosophies and practices
between your native culture and American culture?

11. How do people's views on diversity and prejudice differ in your native
country and the U.S.?

Customs and Rituals

12. Are there any rituals or cultural practices that you miss from your native
country that are not present in the U.S.?

13. What stereotypes or misconceptions about your culture and America

have you encountered?
Racism/Prejudice and Acculturation

14. Have you experienced or observed racism or prejudice in the U.S., and
how has it impacted you?

15. What are some of the psychological adjustments you've had to make
since moving to the U.S.?

16. Can you describe any difficulties you've faced in the acculturation
process?

17. How have the educational, economic, and safety systems in the U.S.
made it easier or more challenging for you to adapt?

Adapting to Their Country

18. What changes would you need to make to adapt to life in your native
country if you were to return?

19. How do the educational, economic, and safety systems in your native
country compare to those in the U.S.?

20. What are your thoughts on the treatment of mental health in the U.S.
compared to your native country?

Beliefs and Values

21. How has your perception of work and wealth been influenced by your
move to the U.S.?

22. Are there any cultural values or beliefs that you find have been
preserved despite the move?

23. How have your views on family and community changed or been
reinforced since moving to the U.S.?

General Reflections

24. What aspects of American culture have you found most surprising or
difficult to understand?

25. How do you think your experience would differ if you had moved to the
U.S. at a different age or life stage?

26. What advice would you give to someone from your native country who is
considering moving to the U.S.?
27. How do you maintain connections with your native culture while living in
the U.S.?

28. Are there any American customs or practices that you have particularly
enjoyed or found beneficial?

29. How do you think your children's experiences, if any, differ from yours in
terms of adapting to American culture?

30. What do you see as the biggest cultural differences in social behavior
between your native country and the U.S.?

Questions List 2

**If original questions present issues due to language barriers**

Basic Information

1. Why did you decide to come to America?

2. Were there any special reasons or tough times when you moved?

3. What was your education like before you came to the U.S.?

4. How has your family life changed since you moved to the U.S.?

5. Is religion important to you, and has it changed since you've been here?

Identifying Cultural Sameness/Difference

6. How do people in your home country think about health, and is it different
in the U.S.?

7. Have you had any trouble talking to or understanding people in the U.S?

8. What's different about schools and hospitals in your home country

compared to the U.S.?

9. Do men and women have different roles where you're from, and how is
that here?

10. How do parents raise their kids in your home country compared to
America?

11. Do people have different ideas about diversity and prejudice in your
country and the U.S.?
Customs and Rituals

12. Are there any special traditions from your country that you miss here?

13. Have you heard any false ideas or stereotypes about your culture or
America?

Racism/Prejudice and Acculturation

14. Have you seen any unfair treatment or discrimination in America?

15. What was hard for you to get used to when you moved to the U.S.?

16. What was tough about fitting into American life?

17. How have the schools, jobs, and safety here made it easier or harder for
you?

Adapting to Their Country

18. What would you need to do to fit in back in your home country?

19. How do things like schools and safety compare between your country
and the U.S.?

20. Do people in America treat mental health differently than in your home
country?

Beliefs and Values

21. Have your thoughts about work and money changed since you moved?

22. Are there any beliefs or values that you still keep from your home
country?

23. Have your feelings about family and community stayed the same or
changed?

General Reflections

24. What surprised you the most about American culture?

25. Would your experience be different if you moved at a different age?

26. What would you tell someone from your country who wants to move to
America?

27. How do you keep in touch with your culture while living in America?

28. Have you found any American habits or traditions that you really like?

29. If you have kids, do they have a different experience than you in
America?

30. What's the biggest difference in how people act in your country
compared to America?