Interview with Mohamed Diop, February 25, 2018

Project: Savor: Immigrant Entrepreneur Oral History Project

Interview Summary

Diop discusses his immigration from Senegal (Africa) to Kentucky via New York and Connecticut. He talks about learning English, becoming a restaurant owner, entrepreneurship, integration, pizza, and life in Lexington.

Interview Accession

2018oh147_sav001

Interviewee Name

Mohamed Diop

Interviewer Name

Vanessa Grossl

Interview Date

2018-02-25

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Diop, Mohamed Interview by Vanessa Grossl. 25 Feb. 2018. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Diop, M. (2018, February 25). Interview by V. Grossl. Savor: Immigrant Entrepreneur Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Diop, Mohamed, interview by Vanessa Grossl. February 25, 2018, Savor: Immigrant Entrepreneur Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.





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