Don’t let being an outsider stop you from achieving any successful dreams!

An interview with a former immigrant to the U.S., Aya Khattab, who didn’t allow the fact that she was an outsider with little to no experience regarding the American culture, it’s native language, or its general lifestyle, to block her...

An Interview With my Mother, Maria

Maria talks about how her life in America and how it’s better now than it was before when she lived in Mexico.

Kate McGraw & Scott Acord

Kate, shares stories about Sr Emilie Gamelin and her impact on her community and those around her. Sr. Emilie began the celebration of Table of the King to honor those who were most vulnerable.

Interview with Ukrainian

Seth Bekker interviewing his grandma Liana Bekker about her life in Ukraine and her life in America.

Life as an Indian Immigrant in Philadelphia
October 17, 2017 App Interview

I conducted this interview as an assignment for my History Class. It focuses on Colonial History. The person I interviewed moved to Philadelphia from India at a young age and his experiences as a current American.

Interview with Dad

We talked mainly about what life was like for my dad when he was a child and how things shaped him as an adult.

Pictures from the Past – The Life of My Grandmother

In this interview, conducted on November 25th, 2017 in Pleasanton, California, Vikrant Goel interviews his grandmother Meera Yog abou her life in both India and the United States. Meera shares stories about her childhood, memories of her parents, attending a...

Reflecting on the Past

People reflect on their lives often, however, there are always certain memories that are difficult to relive. On January 8th in her home in Los Angeles, Lucrezia Pignatelli met with her nanny, Mahesh Krishan, aged 46, to discuss his life...

“Americans are crazy. They wear earrings on their teeth.”

In this interview, Lynn Daneguy has an insightful conversation with her mother, Angela Daneguy, in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey on November 23, 2018. Angela discusses her life as a child and the hardships she overcame. She explains the importance...

Storytelling Assignment

I interviewed my father for an assigment for my speech class in college (Collin College). Picture above is me, my mom and my dad when they got married through the church.

Faythe Bomba and her grandfather Jose Pimentel talk about growing up as an immigrant

Jose discusses the importance of family, and what it was like growing up in Portugal and the US. He also reflects on his life in recent years, and shares some colorful anecdotes.

"I wanted to see the world:" Sailor, History Buff Paulist Father Marcos Zamora

Paulist Father Marcos Zamora joined the U.S. Navy to see the world. In many ways, he'd already experienced a lot of world culture--he grew up in a multiethnic community in Chicago and he'd studied ancient cultures en route to becoming...

Joan Kim and Her Father, Woo Kim
December 1, 2020 App Interview

Joan Kim (18) talks with her father, Woo Kim (51) about his childhood in South Korea and his life immigrating to North America.

Jerry Freimark: father, grandfather, great-grandfather, Holocaust survivor

We discussed life in Germany before WWII, coming to America as a Jewish immigrant, and experiences as a Jew in Germany and America.

“I wanted not to live on a pedestal”

Fr. Ken McGuire describes himself as a theological liberal who peers say still gets along well with conservatives. Father Ken says a Ph.D. in anthropology shaped him to understand how people approach situations from different mindsets and it made him...

Dad at nearly 50

Getting to know my dad’s childhood in Spanglish. From San Rafael, a small ranch near Huejucar, Jalisco, Mexico to Southern California and three very American daughters. He talks about life lessons and loss.

Culture shock

My sister explains her experience moving to the US.

Brothers in a distant land (Part 2)

Two men share a love that grew thousands of miles from where they were born as brothers. There’s was grown out of a sense of responsibility, purpose and perseverance.

"Open to the surprising encounter" -Paolo Puccini, CSP

Paolo Puccini describes himself as a pilgrim and a missionary. His Catholic journey and evangelization led him to the Paulist Fathers. After several years of study and formation with the community, in September 2019, Paolo made his final promises to...

Coming to America, Not Once But Twice

Dirk arrived in the US from Germany as a baby, but then went back to Germany. He returned again in 1977 as a teenager and had a different experience.

De Cuenca a la gran manzana por los ojos de Rossana Pauta

My name is Erick Molina I am 25 years old and this is the story of my mother, Rossana Pauta and her journey coming from Cuenca, Ecuador to New York City as a young adult and all of the steps...