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we talked mostly about family life growing up and family history.

Interview was with Juliana Chavarro, age 19, and Daniela Semino, age 18. Semino was the interviewer and Chavarro was the Interviewee. They have been best friends since 7th grade, 6 years. In the interview they discuss childhood, school, and mental...

Laurent Sanchez (34) talks to her husband, James Barnes (32), about their first year of marriage, meeting family in Colombia, and future family plans.

I sat down with my mother and asked her some questions about what it was like for her growing up as an immigrant in the U.S.

Natasha Berrio (16) interviews her father Hugo Berrio (57) on November 28, 2021 in Egg Harbor Township New Jersey, about his experience growing up and living in Colombia for the first half of his life and then moving to the...

In this interview, Madison Hannan, a student at Egg Harbor Township High School, interviews her grandma, Della Hannan(Nana). Nana shares stories of fun times in her childhood. She talks about playing out in the yard with her seven siblings and...

Georgia Gaskill (16) interviews her mother, Sharon Gaskill (55), for her Great Thanksgiving Listen 2021 project. They recorded it in Egg Harbor Township on their couch in their living room of their home on November 27, 2021. We talked about...

Talked about immigration from Colombia to the United States.

My dad talked about how he is grateful for the life he has been given. My dad mentions how he doesn’t take the life god gave him for granted.

Childhood

December 1, 2017 in Egg Harbor Twp, NJ. Mom, Tina Hoang, tells daughter, Anna Hoang, about her outlooks on life, different stories, and what family means to her.

I ask my mom a bunch of questions about her life her childhood family and etc.

Partners, Paula Baracaldo (35) and Joe Walters (32), share a conversation about how they first met and their first impressions of one another. Paula also talks about coming to the United States from Colombia when she was twelve years old,...

In this interview conducted in December 2017 in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, Charlize Deveza (16) interviews her mom Cynthia Deveza (48) about her religion and faith. Cynthia shares how her faith has helped her throughout her entire life. She...

I interviewed my grandfather on December 2, 2017. My mom was helping out to translate since my grandfather speaks Spanish. I asked him questions going from his older life in Baranquilla, Colombia to questions about his life in transition into...

In this interview, conducted in November 2018 in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, Cecilia Munoz (16) interviews her past teacher history teacher, Ralph Bernard (65) about the events that shaped him into the influential person he is today. Mr. Bernard...

Discussion with my grandfather about growing up in Colombia and the story of the journey to America and starting a new life

I asked my grandma, Ligia Medina Pérez, about her life and what she did.

Talking about the past, and memorable moments between the both of us. All in Spanish.

In the interview Leidy talks about her experiences coming to America, immigrating, happiness and the overall differences. The major differences she had to encounter was the language barrier and getting used to the culture. Leidy lives a happy life with...

Natasha Iqbal, student of Egg Harbor Township High School, interviews her mother, Rosanna Iqbal, about her life. They talk about her childhood, how immigrating to America was, and motherhood. Rosanna Iqbal is an American citizen and a citizen of Dominican...

This is a story about a mother who will sacracice anything for her family, she shares her story with me and the world about what it was like having to grow up with a single mother, and her experience immigrating...

Valentina Marin (16) interviews her uncle, Leonardo Villa (54) about his childhood in Colombia and about working at the Twin Towers.

My mom’s life