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My name is Linh Lieu and I am interviewing my oldest brother in Chicago, IL on Nov. 28, 2017 who talks about his teenage years and the different jobs he had.

Gillian (age 13) interviews her babysitter (age 58) about her move to America from Poland and lessons she has learned and hopes to teach.

Longtime friends Buta Muzuri (49) and Pierre Bashale (54) talk about their respective life journeys, including living as political refugees in Boise, Idaho.

My mom talks about how her mindset changed after moving from Mexico to the US.

My grandparents journey to the United States and what they faced

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.

A Brasilian women meets an American Man around 2003, they soon plan to get married, but what is the process of bringing someone from another country to live in America? Is it smooth sailing all the way through, or is...

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...

In this interview, my mother, Maria Paredes, continues to tell stories about her hometown, her rebellious childhood, happiest memories, and biggest regrets as well as what it was like coming to the United States as an immigrant.

In this interview, I had a long conversation with my mom on our family immigration from Poland. We talk about how she had to learn English, our polish heritage, and how our life is now.

During this interview, Marilyn Rodriguez interviewed my grandfather to learn more about his story migrating to the US from Mexico.

An interview with my grandfather. We talk about his childhood, his experiences coming to the US, and his reflections about his life so far.

I asked my mom about her immigration story and what she values/ doesn’t value.

The interview was about his life and why did he came to the us

I, Juliana Tamayo, interview my friend Yessenia who is a DACA recipient. We speak about our friendship and Yessenia has navigated higher education as a DACAmented student. We've known each other for over ten years but these are topics we...

interviewing my mother Urszula Ciszyk about immigration.

I interviewed my mom on her transition from a small town in Mexico to living in Chicago. We talked on her journey as an immigrant and her early years here in the states.

An interview between a granddaughter and her Greek immigrant grandmother.

This is the story of how my 65 year grandmother came to the United States and was able to provide for her and her children.

This interview is a story of the life of my mother when immigrating to America and starting a new life.

In this interview conducted in November 2017, in Chicago, iL Zarif Nafee ( 18) interviews his good friend and cousin Robert (16) about his life. He talks about his grandparents and how he never saw his grandads. And then later...

My grandfathers journey from India to America

This interview was recorded by Caroline Docherty on November 13th, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. Caroline (age 16) asks her grandma, Margaret Haran, about her immigration to the United States from Ireland in 1963. Margaret describes her immigration experience and what...

I interview my grandfather of his life

Interview with Vassil Kachkin on immigrating to the U.S.