Abstract
Armed conflict is one of the principal drivers of forced migration, an involuntary or coerced act for a person or people to move from one's home or country of origin. Whether they are internally displaced or seek asylum, immigrants acculturate to the dominant culture of their new home. The most recently displaced people in Europe have been Ukrainians, caused by political unrest and armed conflict: Euromaidan, Revolution Of Dignity, and the Russo-Ukrainian War. These periods of unrest, starting in November 2013, have displaced nearly six million Ukrainians across Europe. In this phenomenological research study, six Ukrainians who immigrated to the United States beginning on January 1, 2013, were interviewed to discover their lived experience of acculturating to American culture. The themes that connected their distinct immigration stories, challenges, coping mechanisms, employment, and relationship with their culture were documented and studied.
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Interview Questions
Where did you live in Ukraine?
Where did you live when you first moved to the United States?
What expectations did you have of moving to the United States?
What challenges did you experience in each place that you lived in?
How did you cope with your new living situation?
If you worked in the Ukraine prior to moving to the U.S., what did you do?
If you have worked in the United States after moving from Ukraine, what did you do?
What positive experience have you had?
What negative experience have you had?
What aspects of your culture have you retained?
What aspects of your culture do you not practice?
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