Grandma’s Childhood

My Grandmother grew up during World War II and migrated to America when she was 11. She had a very unique childhood and believes that the people of my generation should try to get good, basic education to lay a...

Leonie Parrilla; A First Generation Immigrant

This is Leonie Parrilla, she is a 65 year old immigrant from the Philippines who has been living in the United States since she was 11 years old.

LHP Interview

Immigration from India to the United States

The Scottish boat to Canada, filled with Greeks

Pappou Demetri talks about his trip to Canada and the lifelong friends he made on the way.

Angie and Ellen Rollet talk about Ellen’s childhood in Wisconsin. “I went to a one-room country school”

Angie Rollet interviewed her mother, Ellen Rollet, about growing up on a dairy farm in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin. Ellen tells of her ancestors from Norway and Nova Scotia, childhood friends, and life after the farm.

Esmeralda imigra a Milwaukee, WI

My aunt immigrated to Milwaukee, WI to have a better future and had to overcome the obstacles and get usted to life in the US.

A Talk With My Mom About Her Immigrant Parents and Her Childhood

Get to listen to my mom talk about her parents’ lives in Hungary, their immigration, and her childhood!!

Immigration from Canada

A summary of an immigrant’s story with Stephanie.

Thanksgiving with Great Grandpa

I interviewed my 92 year old grandpa who fought in World War II. Unfortunately, the recording got cut off unexpectedly half way through.

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Russell Meredith, Leo Gaudin, Susan O'Neill, and Jonathan Basile

Russell Meredith (88) speaks with Leo Gaudin (67), Susan O'Neill (63), and Jonathan Basile (26) about his military assignments during World War II, his travels, and dealing with racial prejudice in the South and North.

Journey to America

My moms journey to the US from USSR, 1989

Interview with Vijay Uncle

I spoke to Vijay Uncle about his experience of coming to the US for college after living in India. He talked about how the transition was and what it’s like to live here now.

Immigration interview for Roby

This is an interview between my aunt who is from Russia about her experiences as an immigrant.

My story matters

I interviewed my friend about her experience coming to the United States.

how emigrant feel about USA

We talked about how USA changed from emigrants’ perspectives.

The Great Thanksgiving Listen

My grandma grew up in a full house but it was good because she was able to be cared for by her aunt when her parents had places to be. Her childhood was sometimes chaotic since she grew up in...

A Conversation with a Young Immigrant Activist Subversive

Two 20-something year-old Latinas sit down and talk about activist-subversion in the context of our identities, privilege, and power in community. As a social work student, wanted to shed light on an immigrant story of growth, of learning, and connection.