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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...

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.

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.

Riya Patel (19) speaks with her mother, Kavita Patel (45), about her life and the challenges she has faced as a woman stuck between maintaining her cultural roots and adapting to changing societal views on gender roles.

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...

Alyanna Tam (18) talks with her father, Albert Tam (48), about his past and present stories revolving around his occupation as a nurse while repairing a dirt bike together.

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

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

Born one of seven in World War Two Germany, Emil (Mike) Kropf speaks about his life—his experience coming to America, being drafted in the U.S. army, meeting the love of his life on a train and coming back to raise...

In this interview, conducted on November 26,2017 in Austin, Texas, Jessica N. (17) interviews her family friend Phuong D. (67) about life back in Vietnam as well as Phuong's journey to America. Phuong shares her struggles about the trip to...

In this interview, I talk to my dad about his life growing up in India and how his transition was coming to America creating a new life from scratch.

A messy interview with my Mexican mother and my Guatemalan father.

Sameer and his mother Mahmoodah have a conversation about Mahmoodah's journey from Pakistan to American and becoming a doctor and raising a family along the way.

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.

I asked my grandma questions about her immigrant grandmother

Georgina Solis, a mother of 3

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

Almudena Ayala

My grandma is a first generation immigrant to the United States. She came to this country from Ecuador at 8 years old. She shared with me her memories as a young child living in Ecuador and growing up in Chicago.

about my grandpa and what it means to be an american

Jason Wollermann talks with Brian Madigan regarding life, work, and education in the Great Thanksgiving Listen of 2018 on November 24th, 2018. They discuss Madigan's life as he grew up in Ireland and came to America as an immigrant, as...

A thanksgiving interview

From habitat to Habitat. I am speaking with my best friend Misia Krasowski who is the daughter of Polish immigrants. Misia was born in Deerfield, Illinois, and is the oldest of 3. In the interview we talk about how her...

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

Phillip Kahl talks to his son, Hunter Kahl, about race in America.