Nicollet County, Minnesota The Faces of Immigration

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Simon TapSudanese-American ManMap provided by www.mapsofworld.comSimon Tap lives in St. Peter, MN and regularly attends theLincoln Community Center in Mankato, MN for ESL classes.He is originally from Bentiu in South Sudan. Like others,Simon truly appreciates the educational opportunitiesavailable in America. When asked what he appreciates aboutAmerica, Simon responded: “I tell you, being in America issafe. Ok? You are safe. And if you work hard you can geteducation…education that will lift you up later.”15
Jamie: Where are you from specifically?Simon: I am from Sudan.Jamie: What part? Southern Sudan?Simon: Yes, Southern Sudan. Bentiu.Jamie: Is it a small village?Oral History with Simon TapSudanese-American ManInterviewed by Jamie PedersonLincoln Community Center, MankatoJune 2006Simon: Bentiu is a center…they call it a center, in an…it is not a program but it is morethan a program.Jamie: It is what?Simon: It is more than the program…the center…because that they say is the county. Thecounty is regional. They mean that a program and this program are only 11 or 20. But aprogram 14 or according to the area.Jamie: How do you spell Bentiu?Simon: Bentiu, is B-E-N-T-I-U.Jamie: Is it considered its own country within Sudan?Simon: A county.Jamie: Oh, ok. How big is it?Simon: Uhm…They measure it with kilometers per square…but it is very…the region isWest of the Nuer tribe because the Nuer is divided into two by the River Nile. Some theyare East and some are West.Jamie: What tribe lives in Bentiu?Simon: Many different tribes. There is the Dinka and there is the Nuer.Jamie: How many different languages are spoken?Simon: The tribes of the Sudan, they speak many different languages. The (name notunderstood) by themselves speak 99. The Dinka, they speak about 15 languages by16
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