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Discussing aspects of being an immigrant in the United States

My dad's immigrant story of coming from Poland to the US

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.

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...

Came to the United States in early fifties and raised children in the city of Chicago.

Ethan Jones conducts an interview with Charles Ebb Rand about his life from early child hood to now.

My zayda joe Abrams is 92 years old, was a ww2 vet, and grew up in south philly and is super interesting. He also worked on pilotless aircraft in the 40s which eventually became the modern drone program

My mother Beverly recounts her visit from Chicago to Arkansas in 1944 when she was 4 years old.

In this interview conducted in November 2021 in Skokie, Illinois, Amina Khalid (14) interviews her grandfather Syed Matloob Zaidi (74). He shares his happiest and saddest moments in his life as well as living with 9 siblings. Mr. Zaidi also...

Here I interview my dad about his childhood and what is was like growing up in Europe. He describes living with 10 other siblings and the values his family shared. He then talks about the opportunities that allowed him to...