My Story Matters

This interview is about the experience of Daniel and Sergio, two high school students, coming to the United States.

Italian Immigrant Interview – Caitlyn Varnum

We discussed her Italian history, along with her trip and life in the United States. She also told me about Italian traditions and which of those she still uses today.

Where are you from and why are you here? Leeanne interviews Tania about growing up between cultures and what led to her move to Norway.

In this interview, Tania discusses being a hyper and adventure-seeking child growing up both Danish and American in New York. She compares her wild plans for the future to how things turned out, what led her to decide to move...

Great Thanksgiving Listen

The Great Thanksgiving Listen, Ian Bernal, 16,from Egg Harbor Township interviewing his dad, John Bernal, 53.

The Book of Unknown Titans

Experiences and opinions about being an immigrant

Move to the US

In this interview we talked about his memories of coming over to the US from Mexico. We also covered how different things were than he imagined.

Dylan Caine (16) Asks His Mother, Shelly Pesick-Caine (56), About Her Detroit Youth, Jewish Ancestry, and Worldview

In this interview, conducted on Thanksgiving, 2015 in a suburb of Cleveland, Dylan Caine (16) asks his mother, Shelly Pesick-Caine (56), about her quintessentially American upbringing in the suburbs of Detroit. Born into a caring and hardworking family of six,...

Child of War

Nadia Ardah tells her story of growing up in Afghanistan and having to leave it due to the invasion of Soviets. She explains her story of leaving her once beloved country and traveling across the world to America.

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This is about my mom and how she grew up and what it is like being hispanic.

Uncle Juan, and his life as an immigrant barber

During this interview we talked about not being perfect, but finding perfection in that inperfection.

James and Susan Kigamwa talk about having a lot of siblings

My family is a family of immigrants from Kenya. Both of them had a lot of siblings and I became really interested in talking to them about what their childhoods were like and hearing stories from then. We talk about...

Unknown American Interview

I talked to both of my parents about their views on culture and how my mom felt when she came to this country.

The Great Thanksgiving Listen: “It Keeps Me Young!”

This Thanksgiving, I interviewed my grandmother about her life from ages 18 to 74. A twice divorced English and Canadian immigrant, she has three children (Danielle, Lisa, and Michelle), a boyfriend (Jim), nine grandchildren, and a successful managerial position at...

Romo Life Story

A story about a man and his life as an American citizen.

Mom

My moms hard ship through the Chicago police department because of her gender. I learned how sad she got and how she just had to suck it up and put up with it. I also learned that she got ripped...

Morals behind the Memories

“The Germans shot my father, shot my sister, she was twelve years old.” On November 28, 2019 in Studio City, California, Andrew Yotnegparian sat down with his grandfather, Maurice Yotnegparian, to learn about the struggles he faced in his life...

Interview with Rosemary

Rosemary talked about her Cuban background and her family’s transition to America. She also talked about growing up and her career.

“I am as American as I am Pakistani”

On November 29th, 2020, Rehmat Arbab, age 16, interviewed her Pakistani immigrant mother on her experiences growing up in America. She mentions her life moving from Pakistan, to Florida, and then to New Jersey. She also reminisces stories of her...

German Immigrant Interview

An interviewer interviews a German immigrant named Alice.