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My mother has lived a life between two worlds. She left everything she knew at the age of 18 to come to America; planting a garden on foreign land in hopes it will one day bloom. Growing up poor, her...

I talk with my dad about his childhood, his regrets and what he’s greatful for, his relationship with my mom, and his grandparents.

Interviewing Dad about his life on his visit to Arcata, CA summer 2018.

Susie Otterbeck talks about her childhood in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

I, Juliana Tamayo, interview my friend Yessenia who is a DACA recipient. We speak about our friendship and Yessenia has navigated higher education as a DACAmented student. We've known each other for over ten years but these are topics we...

Interview done on December 4th,2018 in Chicago,IL. Ana Maria (54)talks about her spirituality a lot and the influence it’s had on her life. She shares stories that truly make you think about lifes experiences. She also, briefly talks about her...

My sister and I talk about her childhood.

In this interview, my mother, Maria Paredes, continues to tell stories about her hometown, her rebellious childhood, happiest memories, and biggest regrets as well as what it was like coming to the United States as an immigrant.

For an interview assignment in my Journalism course, I decided to question my dad on some aspects of his life.

interviewing my mother Urszula Ciszyk about immigration.

Gillian (age 13) interviews her babysitter (age 58) about her move to America from Poland and lessons she has learned and hopes to teach.

Longtime friends Buta Muzuri (49) and Pierre Bashale (54) talk about their respective life journeys, including living as political refugees in Boise, Idaho.

This interview is about Gabriel’s childhood and connecting it to his military experience. He discusses his early life, school, basic training, and his actually military service. #SHSCOWBOYS

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in Gallatin, Tennessee, Megan McCormick (17) interviews her mother Jennifer McCormick (44) about what life was like for her growing up in the 70s as a part of a family with traditions that...

I talk to my former teacher about her childhood and friends.

My father’s life as the son of Filipino immigrants.

A Brasilian women meets an American Man around 2003, they soon plan to get married, but what is the process of bringing someone from another country to live in America? Is it smooth sailing all the way through, or is...

A conversation with my father about how he became a world-renowned historian of Indian Art, after a childhood in Chicago suburbs and never leaving the country before college.

August Bellavia interview with his father, Roberto Bellavia, about his immigration

My grandparents journey to the United States and what they faced

My Grandfather, John Grey, has had an interesting upbringing moving from place to place with his family. He was raised as a young child in Chicago Illinois, and later moved to Dallas Texas with his family. In this interview, Me...

An interview with my grandfather. We talk about his childhood, his experiences coming to the US, and his reflections about his life so far.

In this interview, conducted June 6th, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois, Jordy Basabe (17) interviews his mother Yolanda Silva (41) about her childhood in Mexico and her experiences here in the U.S. in Spanish. Ms. Silva shares stories about the experiences...

Aidan Bank (14) talks with his mother, Elysa Jimenez (33) about her life being a young mother and how she overcame challenges.

This interview was from rose O'Hare interviewing her 78 year old father ken ohare. Mostly about childhood.