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My aunt immigrated to Milwaukee, WI to have a better future and had to overcome the obstacles and get usted to life in the US.

We discussed her Italian history, along with her trip and life in the United States. She also told me about Italian traditions and which of those she still uses today.

Mirna shares with Melody her immigration story and what led her to a career in healthcare

lessons in life

We interviewed Ricardo's dad about his immigration from Spain.

My mother's life before and after immigrating.

Richard (50) and Kim (45) interviewed Dorothy (88) about her life through the years as well as some of the highlights and challenges.

A young women moves to America with her husband and kids to help her family back home

This interview is about my father Spiro on his journey cubby to the US and what it was like growing up Colby from another country at such a young age it also covers his life story and personal aspects.

In this interview we talked about his memories of coming over to the US from Mexico. We also covered how different things were than he imagined.

Sonia Vela’s story of her immigration to America from El Salvador.

Nicholas “Nicky” Weinstock had jumped headfirst into an entirely new civilization, with no knowledge of the language or culture. Nicky’s son, Lincoln Weinstock, interviews him about his experience in Africa. Nicky tells about his near-death malaria experience, what it was...

Renee Cirimelli recounts her childhood while under German duress, her transition into American culture, and how she met her husband in the United States.

A story of family friend's family background, leaving Mexico, & settling in the U.S. Also her life in the U.S. and her reflections as far as looking back on her past and her present life now as an immigrant.

Margaret Lim speaks about her experience immigrating from Indonesia to the United States.

An interview with my mother about her experience immigrating to the United States from Finland

My mom talks about growing up in the 80s and the complications regarding education and immigration.

Since he was young, my dad aspired to become a carpenter and build infrastructure where he grew up, a city called Zamboanga City that was not so urbanized as it is today. He did not envision moving to a new...

In this quick interview my grandmother was able to explain how her past life has shaped her as a person . Her childhood was very intense yet interesting when it came to be adventurous and learning new things . As...

Mona’s immigration story.

Through this interview, I was able to learn about the voyage that my dad had coming to this country. This interview is a glimpse of the life of my immigrant father becoming a citizen.

This is the story of a first generation Hmong man in Saint Paul Minnesota.

Migration to the US, struggles experienced with adjustment as well as current situation

A mother, teacher, and nurse talks about her experience immigrating to America from Taiwan.

This is an interview with my Grandfather about his parents and his life growing up as the youngest son of an immigrant family from Italy.