Interviewee: Gilbert Harris
Interviewer: Antroin Deeds
Date: January, 2003

His goal was to return to Puerto Rico and Chill

What is your full name?

Gilbert Harris

What is your nationality?

Half Puerto Rican, half African-American

What is your date of birth?

August 20, 1962

Where were you born?

Puerto Rico

When did you (move to the U.S./move from somewhere else in the U.S.) to Philadelphia?

1993

What did you like/dislike about your home/country?

Too quiet.

Why did you choose Philadelphia/U.S?

More Lively around Philly.

How did you travel here?/What type of transportation did you use/take to travel here? How would you change that?

Airplane.

How did you find a place to live in Philly?

Family.

With whom did you travel? [Who did you travel with?]

By myself after Mom moved to American then sent for him.

Give 1 thing you remember most about your home town and why?

It is more lively up here in Philly and it was so peaceful in Puerto Rico.

How did your life change when you moved and what were the differences between the two places?

Philly made me more tough because of all the action up in Philly because Puerto Rico doesn't have action like Philly.

What did you expect about the US/Philly?

Expected more violence in the USA.

What did you come here to accomplish and what else do you feel you still need to do?

Trying to save up a lot of money she I could go back to Puerto Rico and chill.

What are the differences between when you came here and now?

When I first came down here the violence was not that bad but the longer I was down here it got worse.

What did you sacrifice/leave behind when you left?

Most of my family is back in Puerto Rico.

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