Lakeside High School World Literature Interviews

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Interviews

03:44
"It was a culture shock when I came to America"

Shauw Chin Capps (48) talks with her daughter, Lydia Capps (16) about her experience when she immigrated from Singapore to the United States for college.

26:03
Stephanie Tsakeris talks with her Dad Tom Tsakeris

Tom Tsakeris worked for 35 years for the Food and Drug Administration in Washington, D.C. He talks about the, "game changers" in his life and the path that led him from a Ohio State University college graduate to a career...

10:50
A Strong Woman’s Life

Maria Moncada takes on an interview with her mother, Carmen Ramirez. In this interview they discuss her mother’s experiences and how she has came to be the strong woman that she is today.

13:43
It is always better to have a job that you LIKE.

My father, Sebastien, was born in Montreal, Canada, on November 13th 1970. He currently works as an astrophysics teacher at Georgia state university. He got sick during the swine flu outbreak of 2009. Since he has dealt with a similar...

07:03
02:07
Nicholas Carbajal and Alexis Carbajal

Nicholas asked Alexis questions about his journey to America

01:33
Maribel Colin & Briana Robles

Maribel starts a new life in the USA !

10:14
My grandmother's words from growing up

In this interview, I talked to my grandmother about her early life and tried to see the differences from now and then, and other things about her growing up.

07:45
Immigration and the struggles

This interview is about one of my classmate . It mostly about her immigration stories and her passion.

24:21
Mother and Son Conversation

Mom talks about how she became who she is.

10:03
What else can I say…he’s my dad!

My dads a retired veterinarian who grew up as a first generation to go to college and a kid of parents who were illiterate. His journey to where he is now is a big inspiration for me.

05:24
Ray Zhou and Emily Zhou

Ray Zhou (16) talks with his older sister Emily (18) about her experience during the COVID-19 pandemic.