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Ruth remembers her college days, her first jobs, and her husband.

My mom is a loving person but does not like to show emotion or admit to them. I realized it would be difficult to try and get depth into her answers

911

A daughter asking her mother questions about her move to America and questions along the line.

Born one of seven in World War Two Germany, Emil (Mike) Kropf speaks about his life—his experience coming to America, being drafted in the U.S. army, meeting the love of his life on a train and coming back to raise...

86 and 90 year old siblings, Max and Sonja reflect on their families’ choices and character as they recall their immigration from Germany to the United States in 1937.

Interview about 9/11

Georgina Solis, a mother of 3

Almudena Ayala

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.