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I interviewed Kevin Walsh who is originally from Ireland. His story is unique because when he immigrated it wasn't his first time in the US. A couple reasons why he immigrated was because of opportunity, the community in Green Lake,...

(Yoshie Fields)Does America accept you as a human, as a person? My interviewee came from Japan and moved to America. Yoshie Fields decided to go to America because she wanted something new, something different. She left for education and experience,...

Paola Leone was born in Italy, and migrated to the U.S.A. She had a great life in Italy, but she wanted to go to the U.S.A for better education. She planned to be in the U.S. for only two years,...

Chelsea and her family moved here from Venezuela to get away from the corrupt government that her mom was stuck in. Her mom lied about taking a vacation to Florida but when they got there they didn't leave.

Paul migrated from Rwanda to America. To find out why, listen to this interviewPaul moved from Kigali Rwanda to America. To find out why, read into this summary. Paul enjoyed his childhood. He stated “Growing up in Rwanda is completely...

I talked to my friend’s dad, Martyn Thrussell, about his story of migration. He lived in England until he was nineteen, ”Well, I was pretty young. I think I saw it as a vacation, I don’t think I saw it...

My interview was with Irene Swanberg, my aunt. “When I was growing up in Malaysia (its a multicultural country, just like the United States) I guess I was just raised like any teenager.” Irene was born in Malaysia and moved...

When Filippo Milano was unable to continue his research in Italy, his passion drove him to America where he made a new life. In Italy which was Filippo’s previous home, the economy was very poor. So poor in fact that...

Mr. Adjei lived in Ghana and came to America 3 years ago because he wanted his children to be closer to his parents.

Global studies

I interviewed Oswaldo Ribas who immigrated from Caracas, Venezuela.

I talk to my grandma about her immigration story. She comes from a well of family in Indian with many siblings. She went to a great college and had a fantastic job. One day she was offered the opportunity to...

Can immigration ever be too easy? I talked with Maria Davis, who originally lived in Guadalajara, Mexico. She immigrated when she was 5 along with her family, moving to a cotton farm in Corsicana, Texas. Her parents thought that the...

I interviewed Tjitske Van der Meulen. She immigrated from Holland with her husband, Peter, leaving her family behind. Tjitske came to the U.S. for an adventure and job opportunity, not because of war or other misfortune. They got on a...