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I talked to my sister about her experience as an immigrant and child

my family and grandparents

My Father's life experiences coming to the U.S, struggles he has had coming here and the life he left behind to come to the U.S and why he crossed over. How life is in Mexico for him at a young...

We talked about my mom's childhood and her journey coming to the U.S.

This is an interview with my mother, Irma Ascencio.

Siblings Barbara Espinoza (30), Rebeca Beliard (34), and Jaime Espinoza (28) remember moving from Mexico to Michigan as children. They also talk about their happiest and saddest moments, biggest influences, and hopes for the future.

Ruby Loera (26) and her friend Israel Saucedo (26) talk about their families, their academic interests, and early trauma in their lives.

Carolyn Suba (81) talks to her son, Mike Suba Jr. (62), about her memories of her parents and her grandparents, her independent travels both in and out of the country, and being in the largest graduating high school class in...

Entrevista mamá nana

Interviewing my dad for class was an easy choice when we were tasked with interviewing someone who has been affected by immigration. It gave me than chance to really sit down and listen to him directly respond to questions that...

How a family wanted a new life and decided to move into the United States.

This is the story of my nana and about her childhood memories and later years.

This recording was about the life of my grandpa and me getting to know about his childhood.

Part one of two: Maria sits down with Alison and translator Kaitlyn to talk about family, her move to Richmond, and ways she believes we can incorporate more Mexican culture into the town she has grown to love and appreciate!

In this interview we explore my families history with my mother who grew up in Santa Ana in the seventies. She shares details into our family’s past some of the jobs that they did and how she a mexican woman...

Myra talks to her family friend Salvador about is life as a Mexican immigrant. This interview was recorded while at Disneyland where the whole family was celebrating him getting his papers.

A story of family friend's family background, leaving Mexico, & settling in the U.S. Also her life in the U.S. and her reflections as far as looking back on her past and her present life now as an immigrant.

I decide to interview my mom because i wanted to know about her childhood. I also wondered what her reaction was when she was pregnant, with no where to live, and being a single mother.

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in Cicero, Illinois, Efren Carreño (18) interviews his mother Maria Cardona (45) about her childhood in the country she was born

Talks about early childhood memories and historical events/figures he remembered.

A brief summary of me and my mom talking about herself, family, and today society politics. Sorry about the background of hearing my brother playing fortnite.

I asked him 3 question where he talked to me in an open way which I am grateful for.

This is my grandmas story of her life

This is an interview conducted for my SOWK 732 class at Loyola University Chicago in MSW program through the School of Social Work. The interview was conducted with my mother, Dolores, regarding her experiences as an immigrant from Mexico.

Asked my 103 year old Grandma about her life growing up in Mexico. Asked about her family and her marriage to Matthias Rodriguez whom she married in 1940