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I interviewed my mom, Elena Skourletos, about her personal experiences of being an immigrant from the Soviet Union to America.

My mom, Susan, and I sat down at the table one night to discuss her adventure to America. Susan was born in Budapest, Hungary and at age 11 she made her way over to America where she eventually had me:...

Wallie Meyer came to America from Germany on a ship called the Berlin. She talks about the journey, arriving in NYC, and her first impression of America.

Eugenia and Felizardo Sebastian both grew up in the Philippines. They talk about the two different paths they took when coming to America.

I interviewed my grandma who is 80 years old, with Alzheimer’s disease. The topics discussed were mainly where and how she grew up in Ireland, her journey here and how she met my Arabic grandpa.

Hear first-hand accounts of bombings and war while growing up under communism, as well as a comparison between today's life in Saigon versus communist life in Ho Chi Minh City. Trang Dinh (52) talks with her son, Andy Hoang (16),...

Brady Sih (52) talks with his father Ping Sih (82) about his childhood and moving from China to HK to Taiwan, back to HK and then to Kansas and ultimately the Bay Area: 2022-10-23 22:55:39

Florence sits down with a member of EZRA's Social Action Team to talk about coming to America, her advocacy around childhood suicide and what's going on at Weiss Hospital in Uptown, Chicago.

We talked about my mom’s childhood, arrival to America, and life lessons.

The tales of my father coming to America from India.