My mom discusses experiences that have shaped her life and opinions.

My mom's unique opinions on career, immigration from China, balancing life, climate change, and differences between our eras shaped by her numerous experiences. Join me as I try to learn more about my mom and how she came to be...

Family History

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.

Abhishek and Rajesh Shetty

Rajesh talks about marriage and his journey as an immigrant from India to America.

A-Ma (Grandmother) and her life story

My grandmother shares her life story from her childhood to Taiwan to immigrating with her and her family to the United States. Note that in this interview she speaks in Mandarin (Chinese) and my mother was on the side helping...

People of the Rio Grande Valley Border Towns: Marisol "When the Dreamer stuff passed it was a like an answered prayer…"

People of the Rio Grande Valley Border Towns: Marisol Roten. Marisol, a Mother of 3, and I have a conversation about her experiences growing up in the Rio Grande Valley. The experience of growing up without her biological father, having...

Pollinating citizen advocates

John Friedrich (56) talks with his friend Bob Alpern (92) talks about his work over 30 years with the Unitarian Universalist Association and Friends Committee on National Legislation, traveling across the United States conducting advocacy training workshops to “pollinate citizen...

Comm 111 interview

My Tata’s experience immigrating to California

My mom and I

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.