Oral history interview with Abel F. Getachew, 2018 June 11
Scope and Contents
This oral history interview with Abel F. Getachew was conducted by Sankar Raman and Gina Ruggeri on June 11, 2018. The interview was recorded for The Immigrant Story, an organization that documents and archives the stories of immigrants and refugees in the United States. In this interview, Getachew discusses his family background and early life in Ethiopia, including his education, social life, and playing soccer. He talks about his mother's disappearance in 2007; learning later that she had immigrated to the United States; and his life in Ethiopia until he was able to join her in 2012. He describes the process of immigrating to the U.S. and adjusting to life in Portland, Oregon. He talks about his education in Portland, including learning English as a second language, playing soccer, and participating in various academic extracurricular activities. He also talks about his experience at Roosevelt High School and transferring to De La Salle North Catholic High School. He discusses his plans to pursue a career in the medical field and interning at Oregon Health & Science University. He talks about applying for colleges and scholarships. He speaks at length about creating an organization, Hope for Bright Future, to support other immigrant students. He closes the interview by discussing his plan to attend Georgetown University, then medical school, and to become a cardiovascular surgeon.
Dates
- Creation: 2018 June 11
Creator
- From the Collection: Getachew, Abel F., 2000- (Interviewee, Person)
- From the Collection: Raman, Sankar (Interviewer, Person)
- From the Collection: Ruggeri, Gina (Interviewer, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 75.6 Megabytes (1 online resource (1 audio file (1 hr., 21 min., 44 sec.))) : MPEG-4
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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