Indonesia to the US: My Dad’s Immigration Journey

My dad’s story of how culture, religion, and more impacted his journey from Indonesia to the US.

Lily’s Story on immigrating to America

This interview consists of my mom's life in Pekanbaru, Indonesia, and how she was the first in her family to get a higher education than high school after making the trip to America.

Attitude of Gratitude Nair

Today I talked with my dad about what he is thankful for, how he changed as a person, and what are the things he likes to do.

Family History

Grandson interviews grandfather about immigrating from Communist Vietnam to America and about family history.

The Great Thanksgiving Listen Podcast
November 27, 2017 App Interview

My dad talks about his life and struggles before and during the Vietnam War up to his escape and adjustment to life here in the US... plus how he met and eventually married my mom. Stories of tense sail-boating trips,...

Michael Kahan and Sora Frankel discuss how she came to teach in Indonesia for the 1965-66 school year.

In 1965-66, Sora Frankel and her husband Aaron Frankel taught at the Joint Embassy school in Indonesia. In this conversation, Sora describes how they received the job offer, obtained visas, and made the trip via Hawaii and Thailand to Jakarta.

Interviewing parents

I interviewed my mom about her past such as what was her proudest memories and how she wanted to be remembered

GE14

I interviewed my father about his experiences with the GE 14 and he has briefly explained the differences of using the mainstream broadcast media compared to the broadcast media 20-30 years ago.

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Beverly DuGay and Brandon Gaide

One Small Step partners Beverly "Bev" DuGay (90) and Brandon Gaide (40) talk about their upbringings, the challenges that they have observed in their church communities, and their experiences of finding friendship in different places.

Larry Vranka Interview

An interview with father Larry Vranka about his valuable memories from his life and the people in them. He speaks about his experience with the September 11th attacks while he was out of the country, important advice his family gave...

The Story Of My Dad’s Life

My dad talks about his life as a child and his experiences throughout life overall including his migration to America. Also, he talks about what I was like as a child and what he would like in the future.

Ai Choo Kong – A Life of Resiliency and Compassion

Ai Choo Kong (“Lovely Pearl”), age 84, interviewed by her daughter, Lin Min Kong (“Bright Forrest”), age 52, about her life growing up in Malaysia, including enduring the Japanese occupation, emigrating to the US, and living in rural North Carolina....

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Shandra Woworuntu and Katie Ford

Shandra Woworuntu (44) talks with her friend and mentor, Katie Ford (65), about her decision to find work in the US so she could escape the violence in her home country of Indonesia. Shandra talks about how her new job...

Immigration

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...

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Jade Nguyen and Runnei Mawi

Jade Nguyen (21) and her friend Runnei Mawi (21) share their childhood memories of growing up in Vietnam and Burma, respectively, their first impressions of the United States, and how they've grown accustomed to their new lives.

Open hands with Jana Dickman

Jana Dickman tells some of her essential story after returning to The United States from Indonesia in the midst of the Coronavirus Pandemic. Our conversation includes her experience teaching abroad when COVID-19 began, being evacuated from Southeast Asia in Spring...

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Anthony Lee Chee Choong and Kevin Pokorny

Anthony Gerard Lee Chee Choong (39) tells his friend, Kevin Pokorny (64), about the road to obtaining his naturalized citizenship in the United States and about the decisions, life events, and road blocks along the way.