Valentina M-First generation interview

An interview with Valentina about being first generation college student at Calvin University.

Mead High School- Senior to senior

We talked about what life is like for my Grandpa as an American and how things have affected his life.

Moving to America

A daughter asking her mother questions about her move to America and questions along the line.

Grandmother Ngyuyen’s Life in the Philippines & the Impact of the Vietnam War

My grandmother and I talked about her life in Vietnam before the Vietnam War. Then we talked about how it impacted her life and how she came to live in the Philippines.

My Mother: Thanksgiving Edition

My mom went through a lot of hardships and was raised in a tougher environment, but she overcame it and proved to be strong and successful.

18-Year Old Geovanni Celaya and His Life.

In this interview, conducted in November 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. I, Karen Salgado(17) interview my old friend and peer, Geovanni Celaya(18) about his plans for his future tomorrow. He talks about what mark he would like to leave when he...

Experiences of a young Irish immigrant immigrating to the US to live with his wife.

Mark (The interviewee) is being interviewed by her nephew Kaeley. He is asked questions about how he feels concerning the differences on the US compared to the Ireland.

Catherine Kratka and Adela Damien Silver

Catherine Kratka (19) talks with her grandmother, Adela Damien Silver (85) about her life in Cuba and coming to America. We discuss her childhood, her opportunity to get an education at Columbia University, and her life in America as an...

Decisions and Luck- leaving Germany in 1937.

86 and 90 year old siblings, Max and Sonja reflect on their families’ choices and character as they recall their immigration from Germany to the United States in 1937.

Huan’s Journey

This story is about Huan's (left) childhood and how he unexpectedly ended up spending 2 years in a refugee camp in Japan.

"Don't forget where you come from"

Andrew Moreno (16) interviews his older cousin Christian Moreno (28) about his life. Christian shares some of his most profound accomplishments of his life. Andrew and Christian share some insight on their family and how they are the first generation...

My Grandma’s Immigration Story

This is an interview with my grandmother, Marie Joseph. In this interview we discuss her immigration to the United States from Haiti.

RR English American Dream Interview

This interview discusses the American Dream with my aunt. We go into depth about the culture and politics related to this Dream.

Hugo van Waardenburg and Frank van Waardenburg

Frank age 98 on Providence Hospice, of Dutch Indonesian heritage born in east Indies shares reflections with his son Frank who lives with his father about serving in the Dutch Indonesian army and being a prisoner of war for three...

Refugee’s Life

Khup is a great friend of mine. He is 23 year old and was refugee in Malaysia for 7 years.

To be free

This interview is with my aunt Vatsana Suttlemyre from Laos. We talked about her journey to America and her life after she moved to Bountiful.

Interviewing my mom

We talked about my mom's origin. Also, we talked about her backstory of when she came to America.

Interview with Baba

My dad who is a Syrian refugee speaks about his childhood and what he had to go through being an immigrant.

Interview with Oksona

Oksona my cleaning lady tell me the story of her life