Becoming American from Bulgaria to the United States: The Firsthand Experience of Nikolay Karnev

Submission Type

Event

Expected Graduation Date

2013

Location

Atrium, Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

Start Date

4-20-2013 2:00 PM

End Date

4-20-2013 3:00 PM

Disciplines

Anthropology

Abstract

Through the use of collaborative ethnography and photography, this poster provides insight into the immigration story of Nikolay Karnev, a Bulgarian student at Illinois Wesleyan University. With the use of collaborative methods and visual media, this research provides insight into the process for a Bulgarian student to obtain a student visa to study in the United States. This poster visually narrates different aspects of Nikolay’s immigration story that Nikolay and I chose for the project. The use of photographs to aid in telling Nikolay’s story is a technique used by visual anthropologists. With the use of Photoshop, we recreated scenes from Nikolay’s journey to America that were key aspects of his story.

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Becoming American from Bulgaria to the United States: The Firsthand Experience of Nikolay Karnev

Atrium, Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

Through the use of collaborative ethnography and photography, this poster provides insight into the immigration story of Nikolay Karnev, a Bulgarian student at Illinois Wesleyan University. With the use of collaborative methods and visual media, this research provides insight into the process for a Bulgarian student to obtain a student visa to study in the United States. This poster visually narrates different aspects of Nikolay’s immigration story that Nikolay and I chose for the project. The use of photographs to aid in telling Nikolay’s story is a technique used by visual anthropologists. With the use of Photoshop, we recreated scenes from Nikolay’s journey to America that were key aspects of his story.