Chiedu Interview Analysis
For my interview I got the pleasure of asking my best friend’s dad; Chiedu Megwalu some questions about his personal journey. Chiedu was born in Nigeria, Africa in 1956 and made his way to Salt Lake City, Utah. The purpose of this narrative is to hear about some of his struggles faced in this time, as well as seeing how far he has come up to this point in his life.
Some of the questions that I was able to ask were things such as; why he left Nigeria, the goals in which he was hoping to reach- and did they change, also if he met any mentors along the way.
Of course I will do my best to squeeze a thirty minute interview into this narrative while hitting the main points and still doing the story justice!
In 1969 there was a Civil War going on in Nigeria. This war caused many schools …show more content…
Embarrassed Chiedu spent some time away in his dorm, to avoid any subtle harassment. This is when a man named Gary
Pearson came knocking at his door. “I will never forget the confusion, as to why some strange white man would follow up on someone they were reading about in the newspaper.” This man immediately became a mentor for Chiedu. Gary explained to Chiedu that he knows how hard it is for a foreigner to come deal with some of the issues faced. Along the way this man became a father figure and Chiedu would spend many holidays with him instead of alone in the dorms.
In these recent days this amazing man has been able to uphold his own home, he has two
(adult) kids and works for an IT computer company. He is married to his wife, Kim and also
hosts a radio show where he is able to play his own personal favorite music from all over the world. He says, “I will never forget, it was 1984 and I heard reggae music playing, I could not believe my ears.” That has really helped him keep a special piece of his diverse culture alive for him, while he is so far from home. Overall I was able to get a further understanding for just a
Some of the questions that I was able to ask were things such as; why he left Nigeria, the goals in which he was hoping to reach- and did they change, also if he met any mentors along the way.
Of course I will do my best to squeeze a thirty minute interview into this narrative while hitting the main points and still doing the story justice!
In 1969 there was a Civil War going on in Nigeria. This war caused many schools …show more content…
Embarrassed Chiedu spent some time away in his dorm, to avoid any subtle harassment. This is when a man named Gary
Pearson came knocking at his door. “I will never forget the confusion, as to why some strange white man would follow up on someone they were reading about in the newspaper.” This man immediately became a mentor for Chiedu. Gary explained to Chiedu that he knows how hard it is for a foreigner to come deal with some of the issues faced. Along the way this man became a father figure and Chiedu would spend many holidays with him instead of alone in the dorms.
In these recent days this amazing man has been able to uphold his own home, he has two
(adult) kids and works for an IT computer company. He is married to his wife, Kim and also
hosts a radio show where he is able to play his own personal favorite music from all over the world. He says, “I will never forget, it was 1984 and I heard reggae music playing, I could not believe my ears.” That has really helped him keep a special piece of his diverse culture alive for him, while he is so far from home. Overall I was able to get a further understanding for just a