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This is the story of what it was like for my dad to immigrate to the the United States.

Talking about the hardships that my mom faced in India that caused her to make the decision to leave and come to America for a better life.

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...

I talk with my mom about her immigration to US, her life as an immigrant, and how she has changed along with the world. She also tells me about her passions, her goals, and her hopes for the future.

I interviewed my dad on his childhood and his experiences throughout life, I learned a lot from this interview as background on my family as well. My dad shared different aspects of his life as some childhood experiences being left...

In this interview, I talk to my father about his experiences coming to the US and in his childhood. He discusses his struggles and his opportunities.

Simran Pravin has only heard bits and pieces of her father’s stories from way back when he immigrated to the United States, but she never understood her father’s feelings towards it all. So for the #GreatListen2019 Simran sat down with...

This interview is about how my dad and his family immigrated to the United States of America.

I interviewed Bachu Hirani, my grandfather on December 30, 2019 in Fort Mill, South Carolina. For this interview, I chose someone who had an impact on not only our lives as part of his family but also thousands of people...

My mom talked about her story of coming to the US and her experience while in America. She also talked about meeting my dad and there wedding

My mom worked hard to become what she is today despite all of the hardships she was forced to overcome. As an immigrant moving to America wasn't the easiest experience and this is her story of how she made it...

We talked about Santanu’s life pre marriage and kids and his journey from India to the US.

Shalini Chandra, my mother, talks about her childhood and her journey in life as she moved to America to start a new life, and what she’s carried with her.

Born as Bina Saxena in August 1943 in Lucknow and raised in a conservative joint household in Delhi and Lucknow, UP, India - she was the 2nd of four children of Ram Shanker and Prakash Saxena. She graduated high school...

We discuss what it’s like to move to the states and what connects folks from different cultures.

I understand that was born in and experienced her childhood in different country. I want to ask her about how her everyday life was back then and how she might compare it to her present life in the U.S.

Vastupal Kinkhabwala (83) talks with his granddaughter, Sonia Kinkhabwala (22), about his childhood, marriage, and some of the most meaningful moments in his life.

I talk with my mom about her life stories, I was really young when we first came here so I didn't know about what happened back in Nepal and India. We talked about how it was growing up and childhood...

Aksara asks her father about the immigration process from India to the United States.

Our interview about our family heritage.

Zubin Kenkare interviews his Grandfather Diva Kenkare.

Talked to my father about his journey of being born in India and immigrating to America, filled with humorous accounts and memories.

Bachi's experience growing up in India and immigrating to the United States

Jessica interviews her parents about their lives before and after immigrating to America from India

I interviewed my mother about her immigration story but was not limited to her immigration story. Questions would include her life in India both before and after immigration. Her family life, her perspective, and personal story. My ultimate goal was...