Tuesday, April 19, 2011

a pro-democracy activist from Cameroon

The Asylum Officer asked:
1] show me your passport! when was it issued, when does it expire, what does each stamp mean?
2] is your interpreter going to translate everything, or just the things he thinks are important?
3] if you say six sentences, can the interpreter translate everything you said? what if you said just two sentences, and then stopped? would that be better?
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I will ask questions in a random manner; I will not go in a chronological way. If I do that, can you still tell your story?
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where do you live, here in the USA? who do you live with? Ms. Lucy? how did you find Ms. Lucy? who introduced you to her?
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when you lived in Yaounde, who else lived in the house?
-have you ever harmed anyone?
-Why did the soldier beat you?
what weapon did he use, and where did he hit you?
What damage was caused, by the hitting?
Are you a member of a tribe? is Mr. Paul Biya a member of a tribe? is that important?
Who works at the Cameroon Embassy in Washington DC? just members of the Beti tribe?
Do any members of the Bamileke tribe work inside the Embassy?
how do you know?
Who demonstrated on the sidewalk outside of the Embassy?
What percent of them were Bamileke?
were there any spies, informers, or infiltrators standing with you?

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