An Interview of Arvind Patel by Keith Lehman: Part 1

Arvind Patel narrates his life as an adult, discussing his journey to the United States and how he got started here.

Mercedes Luz and Peter Singh

Peter Singh (16) talks with his grandmother, Mercedes Luz (70) about her childhood and growing up in the Philippines. Mercedes discusses her time in Iran during the Iran Iraq war as a nurse in a military hospital. She traveled across...

Alisha's Interview with her Nani, Shobha Johri on 4/25/2020

I talked to my Nani and she told me about her struggles as a child with losing her father, brother and mother. She went with her siblings at the age of 18 to live with her uncle. Shortly after, she...

Interview with Grandma (Vovo Lu)

My grandma is from Brazil so some aspects of her life, like her childhood are different than most people. I like to hear funny stories about her life growing up to get to know her better and how they impacted...

Criminal Justice and Daca Renewal

Mary Cook (MSW student) interviews Marcos Gonzales (The Director of Informed Trauma Education at a Chicago Catholic School) about his work at Homeboys Industries, bringing attention to the crossover of the criminal justice and immigration system with the story of...

Anjali Patel and Mona Patel

Anjali Patel (18) interviews her mother Mona Patel (41). Anjali asked Mona about her childhood in India and differences between her life then and her life when she came to the United States. They also discussed Mona's college years, happy...