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An interview with Valentina about being first generation college student at Calvin University.

Yevheniia Syrevych is an immigrant from Ukraine who had multiple experiences in the American culture. She first came to US when she was a junior in high school; she spent a year in Pennsylvania for a student exchange program. She...

Andrew Moreno (16) interviews his older cousin Christian Moreno (28) about his life. Christian shares some of his most profound accomplishments of his life. Andrew and Christian share some insight on their family and how they are the first generation...

interviewing my boyfriend about Mexican American culture

Ariel talks about her family’s migration story and the impacts it has had on their lives.

we talked about his time coming here to the us and a bit about how we met

My father talks of his story—childhood to present.

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.

After immigrating to Los Angeles from Hamburg, Germany twenty years ago, Verena sits down to talk about German v. American differences.

On October 14 2018, Talal Younis, a first generation immigrant, was interviewed by high school student, Saif Younis. Talal immigrated to the United States in 1968, all on his on, seeking for a better education. His story is told in...

Darlene Castillo (29) interviews her mentee Jade Vargas (18) about her involvement in modeling and pageantry as a Latina, her experience as an Hermanita with the organization MANA de Albuquerque, and her goals for her future. Jade also reflects on...

Colleagues Halima Ahmadi-Montecalvo (41) and Noura Bashshur [no age given] discuss their experiences as women of color in the United States and their work in health technology.

We spoke about Eric’s life influences and overall reflecting on life.

I learned some things from and about my mother about her life.

Imani (20) and Megan (18) discussed who their heroes are and why its important to go to college for them

My mom and I talk about her childhood and her experiences coming to the US

The U.S is a place were you can have a lot of opportunities. The best way to get this opportunities is by working hard everyday.

Interview with Grandpa

November 2021, in Flint Michigan, Alyssa Northrup (15) asks their mom, Darlene Northrup (39) about her experiences growing up. The audio isn't the best, and the interview ended in both of us shrugging, but before that my mom Darlene talks...

Life and health history

Jacob Bonnafoux (25) and Dr. Bethany Kolb (57) come together to talk about their non-traditional paths in medical school and finding support in higher education, especially as Bethany endowed a scholarship at the University of New Mexico, which Jacob received....

We talked about being a first generation student at Austin Community College

José Gaona's History

Sidney (26) interviews his boyfriend’s roommate, Steven (24). Steven is from the Southwest and Sidney is from the Southeast. Sidney was interested in the different experiences of growing up in these locations and how much of a change it was...

In this interview, conducted on November 2017 in Vestavia Hills, AL, I spoke with my parents about their childhood and their families. They each spoke about their families, telling stories of their siblings, parents, and grandparents. They both talked about...