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In this interview, conducted in April 2023 in Anaheim, California, Donya Zanjani (20) interviews her mom and Farah Zanjani (63) about her childhood in Iran. She also talks about her struggles with her arranged marriage and gives advice on motherhood,...

Tulasiratnam Cherukuri, 66, tells parts of her story about raising her children and her perspective on America as a Telugu woman in Chennai.

Parnia Dehghani (16) talks with her father, Majid Dehghani (50) about his biggest dream growing up and some of the challenges he faced after finally having his dream come true.

I ask Javoy about his experience immigrating to America

In this I interview Javoy Griffiths about his journey and immigration to America from Jamaica.

My grandpa’s life was very hard in Taiwan and moving to America. It was also hard making money, and he did not have a lot.

Shihru Martin (55) talks with her daughter, Noelle Martin (19) about her experiences moving from Taiwan to the United States and the challenges she faced with discrimination and the simple tasks having to do with language barriers and culture shock.

Monica Whatley (32) interviews her friend, Bandele [no name given] (73), about his incarceration in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Bandele reflects on what he learned during the 33 years during which he was detained, his relationship...

Asked a couple questions to my mom

This interview discusses the American Dream with my aunt. We go into depth about the culture and politics related to this Dream.

In this interview, conducted on May 23 2021 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Lyle Stover (13) Interviews his dad Matthew Stover (51) about his mother’s journey from Ireland to America and how she lived once she got there. He also explains...

Some major talking points were the changes in life from the United States and Iran, and the journey to becoming an American.

Catherine interviews her dad, Roderick Pablo, about his life of being a first-gen child here in America. She seeks to know how life was for him and the family.

I interviewed my dad about his experience on living on his own in three continents from the early age of 16.

In this interview, my grandma shares with me a lot about her life. She grew up in Italy with 9 other siblings. I had my dad translate the questions and her answers because she can only speak Italian. Her English...

Nobody could understand my mum when she first arrived in the United States. I am Alice Connolly (14) and I interviewed my mum Paula Connolly (52) in Los Angeles, California on January 6, 2020 about her immigration to the United...

An exploration into the life of my mother, a Vietnamese-American immigrant who experienced culture shock when she and her family fled her home to an unfamiliar land.

A 70 year old reflects back on success, money, time, and family in a conversation with her son and daughter.

My name is Evelyn, and I interview my mom Lingling about her childhood in Ping Dong, Taiwan.

I interview my grandmother about her life in Mexico and what influenced her in emigrating to America, as well as how she got here.

I interviewed my dad on his journey to the US and how it has affected his life

“I would see stop signs and below the word stop it would say Iran”. On 1/6/19, in Los Angeles, Ani Adell interviewed her mom, Megan Adell, about her leaving her home in Iran and coming to America, and how being...

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.

A short interview with my dad about his immigration to the US in the late 50’s and his time living in Detroit during the 1967 riots

We talk about what we want to be remembered for.