Description
Jacquelinne Mejia (31) talks with her brother, Edward (26), her father Eduardo (59), and her mother Paula (59) about their family immigration story, how the pandemic has changed their lives, and why education is an important tool for future generations. Their rescue dogs Rico, Suave, and Maxie also joined them during the audio interview.Participants
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Eduardo Mejia
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Edward Mejia
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Jacquelinne Mejia
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Paula Mejia
Interview By
Keywords
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Brother
- children of immigrant families
- children of immigrants
- college
- daughter
- Education
- El Salvador
- El Salvador Civil War
- Family
- Family Traditions
- First Generation American
- first generation college student
- homecoming court
- immigrant
- Immigration Stories
- Importance of Education
- Joe Biden
- Kamala Harris
- Latina
- Latino Community
- Latino immigrants
- Mexican immigrant
- personal experiences
- Rescue Dogs
- StoryCorps Connect
- Study abroad
- University
- university of missouri
- wildfire stories