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This is an interview about my mother and all about her dreams and current life. please ignore the repeat in the beginning of the interview, I’m sorry about that.

Interview featuring Odile Zelenak (stepmom). Revisited her past, had some thoughts about the present, and looked into the future.

A proud family history of immigrants who came from Sicily, Italy many years ago through Ellis island. Many generations later, this family is still proudly contributing to the prosperity of America.

Joe Picone sits down to interview his grandmother Maria Lacroce about her life. She was born in Italy, immigrated to the USA in 1954 and spent her childhood in South Philadelphia.

Interviewing my grandmother, Elisabetta, who immigrated from Italy to America with 8 children and one on the way.

This is an interview between my grandmother Lauretta Alberti and myself. The questions were compiled by the extended family and the interview occurred during a family reunion over the 2015 Thanksgiving weekend.

Talked to my mother about about family in the past and what our family has become now

At age 98, a veteran of World War II talks with his grandson about his childhood in the South, his experiences in the war, receiving the Bronze Star, and adapting to life after service

Christian Escudero interviewed his grandmother, Carmela Escudero who is 77 years old from Pola, Italy. In the interview she explains her early life in Italy and the lessons she has learned on her way to the United States.

Robert Camp (13) and Margaret Darneille (72), who are grandmother and grandson discuss her growing up in the southeast United States and later Belgium. Also discussed is how Margaret found her husband and job.

In this interview, my grandma shares with me a lot about her life. She grew up in Italy with 9 other siblings. I had my dad translate the questions and her answers because she can only speak Italian. Her English...

Savaneh Lamin, who goes by Lamin, talks about his arduous journey from the Ivory Coast to Libya and then crossing the sea to be rescued by a Ship. Once rescued by a ship he was brought to Italy and then...

Juan is immigrated to Italy from Peru for a better life. Juan lives in Pioltello just outside of Milan. Juan paints a beautiful picture of growing up in Peru and being surrounded by his many sisters. Juan tells about his...

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Rachel's childhood as an army kid, school, and travels as an adult.

River McNeely-Wiersema (6) talks with his great-grandmother Rina Pullia (85) about her childhood in Carbonara di Bari, Italy, immigrating to the US, spring in Vermont and Chicago, climbing trees, and their favorite fruits. 2020-04-26

One Small Step conversation partners Joe Marra (57) and Landon Reid (50) talk about how important their parents were to their development, the joys of both having a 5 year old and how to make some politics a win-win situation.

Mustapha's journey begins in Gambia and travels through 7 different countries before reaching Calabria, Italy. Mustapha tells of the great risk as he leaves his family behind to travel for months to Libya. Mustapha tells us of how when he...

Lamin Tamba, who goes by Lamin, and in our interview he shares horrific details of his journey from Senegal to Libya and then ultimately pushed onto a boat into the Mediterranean Sea in complete darkness, hoping he makes it safely...

Jorida Dervishi is an idealist through and through. Jorida came from Albania to Milan 4 years ago and opened her own school for women immigrants to help them learn to speak Italian. While working with her school devoted to women...

My Nona talks about how immigrating to the United States of America changed her life.

i interviewed my Momma, Clotilda “Tillie” McCarthy DeLaurentis, on Friday, November 25, 2022. my Momma has lots of stories. Here are a few of them. I love you, Momma.

This is a story of the experiences of Ron during his time in Sicily and Italy in World War II.

Osmil is a recent immigrant to Italy from Guatanamo, Cuba having only arrived 7 months ago. Osmil is in the country on a visiting visa living with his sister in Piotello, a town on the outskirts of Milan. Osmil has...

Born in 1930 to Italian immigrants, Columbia “Phyllis” Kirchner talks about her family, meeting her husband and raising four kids in Rochester, NY.