Multi-Generational Perspectives on Identity
Documenting Romanian Immigration to Minnesota after 1989
Through a grant from the Minnesota Historical And Cultural Heritage Program, a new documentary is being produced to focus on Romanian Immigration to Minnesota. This documentary uniquely captures the ramifications of immigration upon entire families through dynamic multi-generational interviews. The experiences of separation, reunification, and acculturation to a new life in America have had a profound effect on second-generation immigrants.
Don't Miss the Movie Premiere
Sunday, November 2, 2024
From 03:00 PM until 07:00 PM
Swedish American Institute, Larson Hall
Thank You to Our Generous Partners
3 Documentaries, 3 Oral Histories and Counting
Capturing the History of Romanian-Americans for Over a Decade
The Heritage Organization of Romanian Americans in Minnesota (HORA) has been documenting the oral stories of Romanian migrants to Minnesota since 2013. This is the 3rd documentary HORA has produced. Checkout these previous documentaries for information on immigration prior to 1989.
Recollections of early Romanian Immigration to Minnesota to the communities of South Saint Paul and Saint Paul, Minnesota from the early 1900s until the advent of World War II as told through excerpts of interviews with children and grandchildren of the early immigrants
This documentary captures the stories of daily survival in post-WWII Romania using testimony of those who suffered through the Communist era under an oppressive regime. The personal risks these immigrants took to start a new life in Minnesota are inspiring.
This documentary focuses on fostering conversations with second-generation immigrants who are overcoming struggles to integrate into a new culture and find their identity.
Heritage Organization of Romanian Americans in Minnesota (HORA)
Contact
For more information on the Movie Premiere of Journeys of Identity: Immigration Stories of Resilience, please contact us at HORA.
Heritage Organization of Romanian Americans in Minnesota
Email: horamn.media@gmail.com