Immigrating from Vietnam

My mom’s story and experience living in Vietnam and immigrating from America

Mercedes Luz and Peter Singh

Peter Singh (16) talks with his grandmother, Mercedes Luz (70) about her childhood and growing up in the Philippines. Mercedes discusses her time in Iran during the Iran Iraq war as a nurse in a military hospital. She traveled across...

Yung Nanay ko at Yung Nanay nya (My mom and her 'mom')

My mom's life growing up without her parents and being raised by her grandmother in the Philippines and how life was for her and her sister.

My Grandfather’s Experience Immigrating from Italy

This interview talked about my grandfather’s experience coming from Italy to America and what he was like growing up.

Across the Pacific

Nobody could understand my mum when she first arrived in the United States. I am Alice Connolly (14) and I interviewed my mum Paula Connolly (52) in Los Angeles, California on January 6, 2020 about her immigration to the United...

Reaching Fatherhood

I was born and raised right outside of D.C. I consider myself very blessed to have grown up with little hardship. My dad wasn’t so lucky. Before he became a father, he had a life filled with life threatening obstacles....

The Great Thanksgiving Listen

Sima and his grandma, Irene, talk about Irene’s life the morning after a long day of hosting a 50 person Thanksgiving Day party