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Bernadette was born in 1971 and immigrated to France and the United States in the 90's. This is her story. Recorded in Polish

Interviewed Moises Cornado, a senior at E&S. Both his parents are immigrants from Mexico. He is considered a second generation. In this interview, listeners will learn about Moises.

This is the story of how my 65 year grandmother came to the United States and was able to provide for her and her children.

I interview my grandfather of his life

We discussed my fathers childhood adaption from living in a different country to moving to the United States.

Interview with Vassil Kachkin on immigrating to the U.S.

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.

This interview is a story of the life of my mother when immigrating to America and starting a new life.

Peter Singh (16) talks with his grandmother, Mercedes Luz (70) about her childhood and growing up in the Philippines. Mercedes discusses her time in Iran during the Iran Iraq war as a nurse in a military hospital. She traveled across...

Paul Serrano, Jr. (31) interviews his parents Paul Serrano, Sr. [no age given] and Sara Clark Serrano [no age given] about their upbringings, their business at the Grand Central Market, and their aspirations.

Dad’s immigration journey and what he expierenced the first 15 years in the US.

I interviewed my mom on her transition from a small town in Mexico to living in Chicago. We talked on her journey as an immigrant and her early years here in the states.

An interview between a granddaughter and her Greek immigrant grandmother.

Here, he talks about his family and how we got to where we are

Ilse talked about her trasition from Germany to America and the different jobs she has had.

In this interview, recorded in Corona, California in April 2019, Stephanie Toledo(21) interviewed Angelica Toledo(53) talked about Angelica’s story migrating to the US from Mexico, her life here, meeting her husband, and the death of her sister. At the end,...

We talked about the story of how my dad came to the US. He brought up his ups and downs and told me his obstacles. He talked about his family and how coming to the US impacted him. He also...

My grandfathers journey from India to America

It was a long scary journey of my brother Passing to the US with strangers at a young age.

This interview was recorded by Caroline Docherty on November 13th, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. Caroline (age 16) asks her grandma, Margaret Haran, about her immigration to the United States from Ireland in 1963. Margaret describes her immigration experience and what...

Mexican-American family speaks on their experience with family separation and many of the struggles they’ve faced going through this.

There was the mention of the importance of education, life lessons, professional satisfaction and growth, stories of moving between countries (and the courage in doing so), retold WWII anecdotes, globalization, and some dating advice.

This is the immigration journey of Marilyn, a Venezuelan girl who left her country, due to increased violence, and came to the US to pursue a better future

Ana has worked with many first and second generation immigrants. She has seen how immigration status impacts individual and family well being as well as access to basic goods and services.

In this interview we explore my families history with my mother who grew up in Santa Ana in the seventies. She shares details into our family’s past some of the jobs that they did and how she a mexican woman...