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Stephanie De Avila (Wellesley College Class of 2021) talks with Tana Ruegamer (Director & Advisor of the Slater International Center at Wellesley College) about Tana's work in support of international students. We discussed how Tana's life experiences led her to...

Students of color and how society forces people to assimilate at a young age. How education shapes ones mindset.

Talking with my suegra about her migration experience and why she still feels unwelcome in the US.

Brazil born background Cayo Mattos tells about his personal experiences and strategies being in America as an international student and afterwards.

Manal Vakil, a childhood friend, talks about the identity crisis that comes with being the children of immigrants. She talks about how her life and the world has changed in the last few months, and what these changes mean for...

I talk with my friend (19) from a conservative country about her experience being LGBT in a religious country, her identity, and how growing up in a place like that has affected her life. I do not reveal her identity...

In this interview, me and my mom talk about how she copes with immigrating to a new country and integrates her culture with a new culture to live in a new place.

In this interview, me and my mom talk about how she copes with immigrating to a new country and integrates her culture with a new culture to live in a new place.

A discussion on Indian-American culture, developing a sense of belonging in a foreign country, and attempted truancy on the streets of Chennai.

My mother and I talk about cultural differences between China and America, her immigration story, the Cultural Revolution, and generational differences.

Talking to someone about his culture

The interview included details about past experiences such as growing up in India, having an arranged marriage, and immigrating to the United States.

On my dad's 58th birthday, I decided to sit down with him and talk about his journey through life as someone who grew up in the Chinese Cultural Revolution, saw the Berlin Wall go down, and then immigrated to the...

Interview of Asian American Immigration

A story about my mother’s assimilation into American culture.

In this interview, conducted in Colorado on May 20th, 2019, Jeffrey Li interviews his mother Danlin Liu about her life experiences and stories. She first talks about her childhood in China and what life was like in her hometown, as...

This Spring 2019 LPP trio discuss who they go to for personal support during stressful times. Cultural ideals of support are also discussed.

I interviewed my roommate Anh Nguyen about the difference in culture between her and her parents, how she feels about Americans fascination with Asian culture, and the importance of representation

Jay and GY, Intensive English Program students from South Korea, discuss stereotypes with Alex, their Language Partner from the U.S. Stereotypes include ones that foreigners have of Korean people and ones they had before coming to the U.S.

I talked with a friend from Antigua about what it was like growing up in a different country. It was very inspirational to hear about the different things he has done as a child that we here in America might...

Lejla Hadzidedic discusses her expectations and experience as an immigrant, as well as the process of adapting to American life. She elaborates on the way her perception of the culture had changed and how it differs to that of Bosnia,...

Ryan asked his host mom about her career and her life

An interview of Martha Greene Phillips, daughter of Howard Greene, about how his canoeing journals leave a history rarely documented. These journals contain well preserved photographs from 1906 to 1916 documenting the natural beauty of deindustrialized land and peaceful native...

Wellness living community interview DU with Jiusi, a Chinese student studying at an American university.

Discussion of Georgi's transition to life in America.