Interview about Neighborhoods with Hassan Fofana

Hassan Fofana, a College of Staten Island journalism student and former Liberian refugee has seen many different cultures in throughout the neighborhoods of New York and Liberia. Currently residing in a diverse apartment complex in Yonkers, Bronx- he also spends his weekends at the Park Hill Liberian Community Center. he says "Not many people from my area study or go to school, so the center is a good place to get work done."

Prior to living in Yonkers, Fofana bounced around parts of Jersey and New York City after arriving here from Africa in 2004. While in Liberia he lived in the town of Monvori, which is named after our 5th President, James Monroe. Fofana says the reason behind this is because Monroe helped African slaves in America help return home to their families and pick up the pieces of their missing ancestry back in Liberia. Fofana describes Monvori as mostly country, but with outskirts of city. He has lived in both areas, and traces his roots to the Mandingo Tribe of Kings in Africa.

This was a fun exercise in class.