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Oral history interview with Irina Francis, 2017 November 15
Overview of the Collection
- Interviewee
- Francis, Irina, 1982-
- Title
- Oral history interview with Irina Francis
- Dates
- 2017 November 152017-11-152017-11-15
- Quantity
- 42.7 megabytes, (1 online resource (1 audio file (1 hr., 30 min., 53 sec.))) : MPEG-4
- Collection Number
- SR 12277
- Summary
- Oral history interview with Irina Francis conducted by Katy Weaver on November 15, 2017, for The Immigrant Story. Francis grew up in Soviet Russia and immigrated to the United States in the 2010s.
- Repository
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Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Irina Francis was born in Perm, Russia, in 1982. She got a master's degree in linguistics and international communication from the Perm State Technical University in 2004. She met Scott Francis, a United States citizen, while working for a German company, and they married in 2010. The couple lives in Portland, Oregon, and Francis is a graphic artist.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This oral history interview with Irina Francis was conducted by Katy Weaver on November 15, 2017. 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, Francis discusses her education in linguistics and international communication in Russia, and her marriage to Scott Francis. She describes her early life in Perm, Russia, during the Soviet era, including the diverse neighborhood she grew up in, hiding her Christianity, and her family life. She talks about her education in Russia, including bullying she experienced and her love of languages. She discusses the process of getting a fiancé visa, immigrating to the United States, and adjusting to life in Portland, Oregon. She also talks about traveling back to Russia to visit family. She describes job-hunting as an immigrant, dealing with stereotypes and discrimination, and her home life. She closes the interview by talking about her cultural and ethnic identity and her plans for the future.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Oral history interview with Irina Francis, by Katy Weaver, SR 12277, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on Use
Joint copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society and The Immigrant Story. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Educational Use Permitted, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Gift of The Immigrant Story, July 2020 (Lib. Acc. RL2020-018).
Bibliography
An article about Irina Francis, "To Portland, from Russia, for Love" by Katy Weaver, was based on this interview and published on The Immigrant Story website at https://theimmigrantstory.org/russia/
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Description | Dates |
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Oral history interview with Irina Francis | 2017 November 15 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Education--Russia
- Immigrants--Oregon
- Russian Americans--Oregon
Personal Names
- Francis, Irina, 1982-
Geographical Names
- Permʹ (Russia)
- United States--Immigration and emigration
Form or Genre Terms
- interviews
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Weaver, Katy (interviewer)