Immigrant Project

Interview of an immigrant from Lebanon about his life while he lived there.

Kiele Sin – Georgia

Georgia’s life as an immigrant, from when she was in grade school to her time in college to the present time, having had kids and wedded. Offers advice about working in competitive fields and how she dealt with racial discrimination...

Christopher Joseph and Sarah Reed

[Recorded Friday, February 17, 2023] Christopher (20) and Sarah (34) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Christopher is involved with student council and is a first generation college student at the University of Virginia. Sarah is originally...

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Ahmad Khalid Noori and Lyla Kohistany

Colleagues Ahmad Khalid Noori (27) and Lyla Kohistany (44) share their parallel and contrasting experiences in the war in Afghanistan. They share what led them to join the Afghani and US Armies respectively, and what ultimately brought them to Virginia.

An Honorable Pakistani-American Engineer Life

Basically, I interview my 50 year old father who had travelled to America from Pakistan through striving for success and excelling in academics in Pakistan attending the top Engineering school there. He gives important lessons on how one can achieve...

Romeo Sarmiento and Milind Magoon

[Recorded Friday, March 31st, 2023] Romeo (27) and Milind (21) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Romeo is a first-generation immigrant and undergraduate student at UVA, as well as a student veteran. Milind is a first year...

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Melissa Chanselle-Hary and Katharine Schweitzer

One Small Step conversation partners Melissa Chanselle-Hary (40) and Katharine Schweitzer (35) talk about what the words “liberal” and “conservative” mean to them, why they don’t identify with those words, and how those words relate to the idea of believing...

A special Thanksgiving conversation

During Thanksgiving dinner this year, I interviewed an elderly from my church. We talked about her current life, immigration experiences and happy memories.