In-Depth Interview Protocol Š The Other Side of Assimilation Neighborhood/City 1. How would you describe [East Palo Alto/Cupertino/Berryessa] to someone who has never been here? o PROBE: Similarities to and differences from other nearby areas 2. How would you compare [East Palo Alto/Cupertino/Berryessa] today to 20 years ago? o PROBE: kinds of people who live there o [if they mention changing population:] What has that been like for you? Ethnic Ancestry 1. Tell me about your ethnic ancestry. o [if immigrant origins] Where did your family come from outside of the United States? o Who came to the United States in your family? 2. Tell me about times when your ethnic ancestry is important to you. o (examples: holidays, with certain individuals, family gatherings, etc.) 3. Tell me about anything in your life that reflects your ethnic ancestry. o PROBE: holidays o PROBE: language o PROBE: food o PROBE: traditions o PROBE: physical appearance 4. Have you ever felt like your ethnic background has been an advantage for you? o [if yes] Tell me about that. o [if no] Why not? 5. Have you ever felt like your ethnic background has been a disadvantage for you? o [if yes] Tell me about that. o [if no] Why not? Perceptions of Similarity & Difference with other Ethnic Groups 6. Are there other ethnic backgrounds that you think share a lot in common with your own? o [if yes] Which ethnic backgrounds? o What makes this/these background(s) similar to yours? * PROBE: culture * PROBE: historical experiences * PROBE: religion o Can you recall any experiences that illustrate that similarity? 7. Are there ethnic backgrounds that are really different from yours? o [if yes] Which ethnic backgrounds? o What makes this/these background(s) different from yours? * PROBE: culture * PROBE: historical experiences * PROBE: religion o Can you recall any experiences that illustrate the difference? Influence of Immigration 8. Are there aspects of other ethnic cultures that you admire? o [if yes] What is it about this/these aspect(s) of culture that you admire? o Have you ever incorporated these aspects in your own life? [if yes] Tell me how you did incorporated this culture. o [if no] Why not? 9. Are there aspects of other ethnic cultures that you do not particularly admire? o [if yes] What is it about this/these aspect(s) of culture that you do not admire? Cultural Influence of Immigrants 10. Some communities have festivals, carnivals, or other celebrations that reflect the ethnic heritage of the people who live there. Are there any such events around here? o [if yes] Do you ever attend these events? o [if yes] Why do you to attend? o Do you go regularly? 11. Have you ever participated in ethnic celebrations that are not connected to your own ethnic ancestry (for example, Cinco de mayo, St. PatrickÕs Day)? o How did you celebrate? o What prompted you to celebrate? o [if no] Do you wish that there were? Peer Group/Social Networks 12. How would you characterize the ethnic background of your closest friends? o Do you have friends who grew up in an immigrant family? [if so] o How did you meet these friends? o [if they have friends from other ethnic groups] Did you ever participate in the traditions that your friends or their families observed? Childrearing 13. Do you have children? o [if yes] How old are they? 14. How would your compare your experiences while growing up to your childrenÕs/childÕs experiences in terms of the types of people they are around? o PROBE: ethnic background of friends o PROBE: interethnic/interracial dating 15. Tell me about any activities that you have been involved with because of your children. (Examples: sports, school activities, Boy/Girl Scout, etc.) o Do you interact with the parents of other children? [if yes] o What is the background of these parents? o Tell me about your interactions with them? Schools 16. How much are you/were you around people from other ethnic backgrounds while you in school? o How much did you interact with these people? o What was the context of these interactions? o PROBE: each level of schooling 17. Tell me about any extracurricular activities that were you involved in while growing up. o PROBE: activities related to ethnic background o PROBE: activities related to another ethnic background o PROBE: ethnic background of most of the people in these activities 18. Have you ever taken any classes in school related to an ethnic origin or diversity in general? o [if yes] Tell me about that/those class/classes. o What prompted you to take them? o Did the class affect how you see things at all? Language Use 19. Do you speak any other languages besides English? [if yes] o Which languages? o How well would you say you speak them? o How did you learn these languages? o In what situations do you speak this language? * PROBE: workplace * PROBE: social settings * PROBE: family gatherings 20. [if no] Do you ever wish that you did spoke another language? o Which language? o Why? 21. What other language, besides English, do you hear most? o When do you hear this language? 22. Have you ever studied another language? [if yes] o Why did you choose that language to study? o Where did you learn? Dating /Marriage 23. Are you married or in a long-term relationship? [If yes] o Tell me about that person. o What is your significant otherÕs ethnic background? o Where was your significant other born? o Where were your significant otherÕs parents born? o Was ethnicity a factor in choosing your significant other? o PROBE: If intermarried, ask about ethnic culture within the household 24. Have you ever dated someone from another ethnic background? o [if yes] Tell me about that person. o How did your parents react? 25. Did your parents prefer that you date people from a certain ethnic background? o Which backgrounds? 26. Are there people from some groups who you would never date? o Are there people from some ethnic groups who you would never marry? [if they have children] 27. What are your expectations for whom your children end up with? Religion 28. What is your religious background? 29. Do you attend a church/temple/synagogue? [if yes] 30. Tell me about your church/temple/synagogue. o PROBE: ethnic background of the people who attend o PROBE: immigrant generation of people who attend 31. Tell me about any aspects of the activities there that reflect an ethnic heritage. o [if there are aspects] Do you participate in these activities? Work 32. Do you work? [if so or if retired, ask following questions retrospectively] 33. What do you do for a living? 34. Tell me about the ethnic background of the people you work with. o supervisor? o co-workers? o people you supervise? o PROBE: immigrants o PROBE: children of immigrants 35. Have you ever felt like your ethnic background has been an advantage to you at work? Why? 36. Have you ever felt like your ethnic background has been a disadvantage at work? Why? 37. Have you ever bonded with someone at work because of their ethnic background? o PROBE: immigrant background (if they strongly identify with their immigrant origins) o Tell me about any training race and/or ethnicity at your workplace. Civic Participation 38. Tell me about any organizations/activities you belong to. o How long have you been involved? o Why did you join these/this organization? o Tell me about the other participants. * PROBE: ethnic makeup of other participants * PROBE: nativity of other participants 39. Tell me about any volunteer work that you have done. o PROBE: donated money to causes o How long have you/were you involved? o Why did you get involved? o Tell me about the other participants. * PROBE: ethnic makeup of other participants * PROBE: nativity of other participants 40. Tell me about any political causes that youÕve been involved in. o PROBE: donate time o PROBE: donate money [if they are parents] 41. Tell me about any organizations that your children are involved in. o How long have you been involved? o Why did you get involved? o What are your interactions with these participants like? o What are the other participants like? * PROBE: ethnicity of other parents * PROBE: nativity of other parents Entertainment and Leisure 42. Tell me about the sort of music you like to listen to. o How did you come to like this music? o Have your tastes in music ever changed? How so? Why? 43. Do you ever listen to music in another language? o [If yes] What language? o How did you get interested in that music? 44. How often do you go out to eat? o What sorts of foods do you enjoy? * PROBE: ethnic cuisine o How did develop a taste for this food? 45. When you eat at home, what sorts of food do you eat? o PROBE: ethnic cuisine 46. What topics, if any, do you like to read about? 47. What kind of art, if any, do you like? o How did you develop a taste for this art? o Have you purchased this art? o Do you decorate your home with this art? 48. Tell me about any hobbies you have. o How did you get interested in these hobbies? o Do you participate with other people? [if yes] o What is the ethnic background of the other people? NATIONAL IDENTITY Salience of American National Identity 49. Imagine that there had there been no immigration to the United States for the last 40 years. What do you things would be like? o What would your life be like? 50. How often does the topic of immigration come up in you life? o Why does it come up? o In what situations? o Tell me about the last time it came up. 51. Are you ever around people who make you feel especially American? o What is it about these people that makes you feel especially American? * PROBE: immigrants 52. Are there things about immigration that make you feel worried for the US? Explain. o Tell me about the last time you felt worried for the US. 53. Are there things about immigration that make you feel hopeful about the US? Explain. o Tell me about the last time you felt hopeful. Content of American Identity 54. Can you generally tell if someone is American? o PROBE: language o PROBE: birthplace o PROBE: race o PROBE: religion o PROBE: style of dress o PROBE: legal status o PROBE: where they live 55. Can you generally tell if someone is not American? o PROBE: language o PROBE: birthplace o PROBE: race o PROBE: religion o PROBE: style of dress o PROBE: legal status 56. What kinds of things should schools teach students about what it means to be American? 57. What should schools teach about immigration in the United States? o PROBE: historical immigration o PROBE: present-day immigration o PROBE: specific groups 58. Some people say that if we want to create a harmonious society, people from different ethnic groups should hang onto their traditions. Other people say that people from different ethnic minorities should blend into a common way of life. What do you think about these ideas? o What do you think is happening around here? 59. In the past, there have been bills in Congress that would make English the official language of the United States. Would you support such a bill? Explain. 60. On one end of things, some people say that immigration enriches an American way of life. On the other end of things, some people fear that immigration is destroying an American way of life. What do you think about these ideas? Boundaries of National Identity 61. Describe, in general terms, the kind of people you think the United States should allow to immigrate here. [assure respondents that they can be general] o PROBE: certain countries o PROBE: skill level o PROBE: religion o PROBE: race 62. Describe the kind of people you think the United States should allow to become citizens. [assure respondents that they can be general, but include probes] 63. There have been lots of opinions about what the United States should do about illegal immigration. What, if anything, do you think the United States should do? 64. Some say that legal immigrants should be allowed to receive health care and other basic services. Others say that these services should be reserved for US citizens. What do you think about these ideas? o What about illegal immigrants? o Should legal immigrants have more access than illegal immigrants? Why? Interview ID: Interpersonal Network Generator From time to time, most people discuss important matters with other people. Looking back over the last six months and excluding members of your family, who are the people with whom you discussed matters important to you? Just list their first name or initials below. List up to five individuals. [Write initials of each person in top row. Ask respondent for all of the information about each person before moving on to the next person] Characteristics of people P1: P2: P3: P4: P5: Race Ethnic origin Place of Birth ParentsÕ Place of birth Religion Occupation Where did you meet this person? Interview ID: Demographic Information Age and year of birth Gender Race Ethnic Ancestry Highest level of Education Occupation Place of birth Zip code 9 Interview ID#:________________ Jimˇnez, Tom‡s 10