An interview with Abuelo

I interviewed my grandfather who immigrated to the U.S. from Peru for my school project.

Interview with my dad

He answers the questions about his life at his home country and the US

Pollinating citizen advocates

John Friedrich (56) talks with his friend Bob Alpern (92) talks about his work over 30 years with the Unitarian Universalist Association and Friends Committee on National Legislation, traveling across the United States conducting advocacy training workshops to “pollinate citizen...

From Iran to America: A Journey

Donya Farhangi reminisces about her journey from her childhood in Iran to her path to earning her citizenship in America.

Bowen’s Mission interview

I asked Bowen about how he is doing on his mission right now and also about his childhood and future.

Immigration Stories Malta: Seref Baltoprak, "I was a master's student in visual culture in Turkey."

Seref Baltoprak (31) talks with Jackie Neale (50) about his migration from Istanbul, Turkey to Malta. Seref has hopes to stay in Malta and then possibly move to Germany. When Seref was a master's student in visual culture in Turkey,...

Coming to the United States

This interviewee talks about her struggles before coming to the United States. She talks about how coming to the United States has change her life for the better. She also gives a slight opinion about politics.

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Margarita [No Name Given] and Pat Medige

Colleagues Margarita [No Name Given] (31) and Pat Medige (57) share a conversation about immigration, focusing in particular on Margarita's experience coming to the United States and eventually gaining DACA status. Margarita also reflects on the importance of education to...

Ariana and Mamama

n this interview, conducted on November 25 2018 in Santa Monica, California, Ariana Mousavi (13) interviews her grandma, Lourdes (Lula) Badkoubei about her childhood and growing up in Arequipa, Peru. She had hobbies like hanging out with siblings, camping and...

Immigration Stories Italy: Savaneh Lamin

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...

Loving America

Niece interviews her Aunt about her birth country Venezuela and about “the melting pot” in Venezuela and in the US, and her gratefulness for this country (US).

Immigration Stories Italy: Juan

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...

Role model

I interviewed my mom.She is a role model to me because she’s always providing for us no matter what comes across her.

In a Foreign Place

27 year old Peruvian immigrant talks about his life as an illegal immigrant, falling in love, and becoming a high school history teacher.

Fernando soto and his father Carlos soto talk about life before he was a father

In this interview, conducted in November 2018 in island park, New York, Fernando soto (16) interviews his father about his life before he was a father. Carlos (52) shares his life and about his parents to. He also talks about...

Carlo & Peru

Carlo Chunga describing his experiences growing up in Peru before moving to the United States.

An Early American
November 29, 2017 App Interview

Eric Poliquin interviews his mother on how she progressed as a citizen after coming to America.

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Anna Paloma Williams and Luz Kenyon

Anna Paloma Williams (32) asks her mother, Luz Kenyon (58), about what life was like for her as she immigrated to the United States from Mexico and raised her children in a new country. They also discuss the female role...

Diego

Diego came to Durham, NC from Peru as a 15 year old. After taking a feminist studies class and reading It Gets Better he comes out to his family.