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In this interview, I asked my grandmother questions on her life as an immigrant in the United States. Her story to touches on her struggles and hopes thrown into a new environment

In this interview, Folklife Director Lesley Schierenbeck interviews Oksana Pasakas of Ukrainian History & Education Center of New Jersey to discuss the traditional folk customs of the Ukraine, and the importance of continued education in the traditional folk arts of...

(Interview 1:) A story of how my nan, Mary Walsh, moved from Ireland to America. She was only 16 years old at the time, and made a successful life for herself despite having to leave her family behind. She also...

I interview my 94 year old grandmother about her life and family history. She moved to the U.S. in the late 1920's from Czechoslovakia and raised a family in rural Ohio.

Adi Acosta (14) asking their father, Victor Acosta (58) about growing up as a Colombian immigrant in NY, jobs, goals, and hopes for the remembrance of the Boomer Generation.

This interview discusses the immigration of my great grandfather.

This is the interview I did for my dad.

Elizabeth [Betty] Clark remembers Germany and coming to the US and becoming a citizen.