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Maya interviews her grandmother about her immigration from Taiwan in 1969

Pari and Emily sat down to discuss why Pari's family left India when she was young, what their experience was like as immigrants in the US and how things have been for them throughout the past twenty years. The interview...

In this interview, conducted on November 26th 2017, in Chicago, Illinois, I interviewed my father, Max, about his childhood in Mexico and in Illinois. We mostly went over some of his memories and what he accomplished when he was younger....

My grandmother and I talk about how she met my grandfather, how her parents came to the U.S., and how she got her nickname.

In this interview conducted November 25, 2018 in Delavan, Wisconsin, Nikita Hartzheim(14) interviews her pappa, Greg Kraft(73) about his life including his childhood, marriage and his time in the navy. Mr.Kraft talks about how he remembers the air aids of...

My mom and I talked about her immigration from Russia to Israel and then to America. She also talked about her transitions from one state to the other.

Andrew Taylor (Student, Chicago) spoke with Xanat Sobrevilla (Organizer, Chicago) of Organized Communities Against Deportation about her work, the deportation process, and her vision of migration justice in the future.

My grandfather talking about his experiences coming to this country.

Joanne Niessner (86) talks with her friend Kathy Walsh (77) about her family history and her husband's family, including immigration, military service, and connections with the Geneva Lakes area.

We spoke about my moms upbringing and experience immigrating from Cuba to America.

I took the time to get to know Charity better. Although we both agree the term “hero” is a bit extreme, she means the world to me.

In this interview, my dad talks about his experience with his youth group as a child as well as his and his families background.

We talked about his whole life, from his service, captivity in war, meeting his wife, and the role of religion in his life.

An interview with my father in his immigration to America from India.

This is an interview about my mother’s immigration story.

Tammam "Tom" Abouassaf (53) talks with his daughter Amal Abouassaf (21) about immigrating to the United States, his experience of culture shock, and what he is most proud of in his life.

Luke Russel and Barbara Mueller share a conversation about the experiences in life that have shaped them into the people that they are today.

Friends Dallis Anderson (66) and William "Bill" Toulios (43) discuss equity in the school system. Dallis was Bill's basketball coach at the school where Bill is now the superintendent.

To start off the interview with my father I asked him questions about his childhood. He told about his school and summer life. Then I started asking questions about his wife and all thoes juicy details. Then we topped the...

Interviewed my grandparents separately about their childhood and then together about when they met and immigrated to the United States. Approximately the first 15 minutes was my grandma talking about the challenges she faced as a child in Romania/Germany. 15-30...

William discusses his migration from Puerto Rico to Chicago, his struggle with addiction, how to be resilient in the face of adversity, how poverty affected not only him but his family and how organizations like La Casa Norte help alleviate...

Sister Genevieve Shea discusses her experiences as a nun for 80 years, and how religious and lay people can respond to social issues facing us today.

Rogan and I discuss his immigration to the United States from South Africa in a time of social and political turmoil. Rogan explores how his privilege in coming to the United States shaped his ability to assimilate into American culture.

Immigration and Brazil

I interviewed my dad to get to know him better and learn more about his past. I wanted to find out how he chose the career he did and what led him to being in land development. He also is...