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Ellen’s Immigration story

A small chat to catch up with each other and a look on past experiences.

“You came you saw you conquered” -Alfred Morgan Alfred Morgan shares his life with his granddaughter Rachel Meshach. He shares stories from his time in the navy and stories from his childhood. Alfred also gives many great life lessons during...

I ask my mom about her past and everything leading up to who she is today.

On November 26th, after a long Thanksgiving break, I interviewed MingJian Dan. He is an RTF student who is incredibly involved in Martial Arts. I met him three months ago. We both live in University Towers. I asked him about...

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

In this interview, conducted November 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Ella Liu (16) interviews her Grandmother Tina Liu (76 born in 1942). Ella asks her NaiNai about her childhood so she can recall memories from China and coming to the United...

My cousin Yi Lin’s life as a child in China and her experiment coming to the United States.

Lexi and her mom discuss growing up, what working hard means, and what legacies they'll leave behind.

An interview with my grandmother

Significant others David Straange (30) and Xiaoyin Xie (28) sit down to discuss their ideas of home. They discuss their childhoods, Xiaoyin's experience as an immigrant, and the importance of art in their lives.

Since I visited friends instead of family this Thanksgiving, I decided to interview my 15-year-old sister, Sydney, at our house. Before I got into the main questions, I had her tell the listners a little bit about herself. Then, I...

An interview of my mom’s life as a kid in China, from school to home life, to moving to America with my dad.

In this interview, William Reicher (17) and brother Graham Reicher (14) ask their grandmother Phyllis Winkelstein Reicher (93) about her life and memories.

I had an interview with my lovely mother on October 7, 2018. We discussed what it is like to be a parent, her favorite memories of me, and more. We discussed snippets of her childhood and other parts of her...

My dad and I discuss the scary step in our family history from the small village, Xiaodan, in China to the U.S.

I had a fun interview with my grandma. She spoke mandarin chinese during the interview, and I learned a lot about her childhood, her life goals, and some interesting facts about her. It was really fun and thank you storycorps...

My 83 year old grandma telling me her past, her story, and her experience. From China to Vietnam due to the Japanese invasion to America, my grandma tells me of her experience. She tells me of her adaptation to the...

My grandma when she was small was devastated because of the poorest with traumatic stress

I interviewed Helen Simon about her childhood in China and under communist control.

Jennifer Fu(20) and her boyfriend Jeffrey Gu(20) talk about their personal lives mainly.

Eva Wang (21) talks with her mother, Zhu Hongying (48) about the memory in her childhood and the reason why a woman need to have a kid.

Euleen Edmondson (64) is interviewed by her granddaughter Kayla (13) in Greenville, South Carolina for Thanksgiving Break. Ms. Edmondson lived almost half of her life in Guyana, and reminisces on her childhood in the South American country. She talks about...

In this interview recorded on January 2, 2020 in San Antonio, Texas, Venice Xie (15) asks her mom, Tracy Xie (47) about growing up in China and moving to the United States. Mrs. Tracy explains how her childhood was difficult...

I discussed the 4 questions with my Nani, and elaborated more to learn about her life and struggles. She shared many stories with me.