Oral history interview with Ruby Quartey-Taylor

Ruby Quartey-Taylor spoke extensively about culture, values, and traditions of Ghanaians, including the Homowo Festival, engagements and marriages, naming of children, funerals, the expectations of first both children in Ghana, and teaching children about Ghanaian history, cultural heritage and tradition. She explained there are no tensions between groups or regions in Ghana because they depend on each other with the values of community, cooperation, and cohesiveness. Quartey-Taylor spoke about her migration to United States from Ghana, why she choose the United States instead of Europe, living in Washington, DC metro area, and her educational path to earning an undergraduate degree in health care management and administration. She also spoke about her work building a children's hospital, including building alliances, in Africa; visiting Ghana; strength of community in Ghana and the United States; Ghanaian associations in the United States; and her future plans and goals. Quartey-Taylor also explained why and how she did not experience discrimination in the United States; her children assimilated; and her family's life and values. Interview is in English. Digital audio files include white noise, static, and lots of very loud background noise, including talking, music, and banging of things. Interviewee's voice is intelligible for the most part.