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An interview with my mother about her childhood, family ,and hopes and dreams for her daughter.

An interview regarding immigration, struggle, and hard-work.

This interview was conducted in spanish with my Mexican grandmother. She talks over her childhood days (while living in both Mexico and California) and the most impactful days of her life. She recalls when she found out she was pregnant...

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En esta entrevista, mi tío y yo hablamos sobre su experiencia como inmigrante. También como llego a los Estados Unidos y como fue su experiencia en los Estados Unidos.

Husband and wife Tony Kahn (78) and Harriet Reisen (78) talk about Tony's experience growing up as the son of a blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter. Tony reflects on how he has experienced the feelings of belonging and home throughout his life.

David Jensen discusses how growing up on Long Island and other events in his life have shaped him. He then talks about his careers as a firefighter and nurse, the lessons these jobs taught him and his hopes for the...

In this interview, conducted December 1, 2019 in Eugene, Oregon, Mateo Rangel (14) and his dad, Joel Rangel (48) talk about his life. He talks about his childhood, job, and his experience as a father. He also talks about his...

In this interview most of the questions asked were about my dads childhood and the things he’s been through historically.

It was a really nice interview to be a part of. I learned a lot of things and I heard things that I never thought would be said.

My mother talked about her life and her childhood. After asking her personal questions about her past, she began to shed tears remembering what she lived through to give us everything. Towards the end of the interview, Both of my...

What we talked about was the perceptions my father had in life and the knowledge he gained throughout life. Also we talked about his childhood and where he grew up

Interview of my 45 year old mother regarding her life; including her thoughts, views, and opinions.

My mother talked about her experiences of living in New York and her passion for education.

We talked about everything from childhood to military service to current political events.

Allie asks Rosa about her experience immigrating from Dominican Republic to America. She touches upon her endeavors to success arriving here and her obstacles having to grow up so fast.

Esta es la historia de mi amigo de once años Ahmed Rodríguez. Ahmed nos cuenta sobre su cultura y todas dificultades que vivió en Cuba. Finalmente llega a los Estados Unidos como refugiado después de años y varios intentos fallidos...

Ivan li interviews his father, Tom Wong about the hardships in immigrating to another country. In addition, the two discuss family situations and motivations towards said discisions.

In this interview, conducted on November 24th, 2018 in Rochester, New York, Aviva Berke (16) interviews her aunt Jennifer Dockstator (57) about their childhood in Rochester and moving to Canada when she grew up. Jennifer shares stories from her family...

An evening conversation about a loving grandfather with his son (and grandson) about growing up in New York City

The interview is an experience on the first day in the U.S. for Maria Andrade, what things were different,culture, tradition, new way of lifestyle. Thoughts on helping undocumented citizens come to the U.S.

My father and I talked about his childhood and what it was like living in Mexico. We also discussed what advice he would give to his teenage self.

We discussed my Mom’s childhood and how her later life was along with her present. I asked deep and general questions about her life.

Natalie Ng, a freshman student from Francis Lewis High School, interviewed her mother, Jian Ng, to discover more about her culture and past. This allowed her to gain a sense of knowledge of immigration and it’s struggles through her mother’s...

My grandma and I talked about her childhood and passions and aspirations for me and my future.