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This was a interview I conducted with my Grandmother about her life in Bosnia and Herzegovina as a child and what it was like growing up. We also talked about my ancestry and what it was like moving to the...

Grandpa

It's a story filled with experiences and living the American dream.

me and my mother talking about her immigration

Zahra Ndirangu interviews her father, published author Ndirangu Githaiga, on his book that tells of the Kenyan experience. They delve into talks of race, literature, and representation.

Basically about my moms life and what she has gone through and what her childhood was like

This is an interview about my father who is an Indian immigrant

A relative and I have a conversation about his immigration from Ireland to the United States.

How Anthony Piscitelli came to the USA and built a family.

Nonno Gino talks about his time in Italy, coming to America, and his time welding. He says to “never stop learning”.

In this interview, Israel talks about his experience as an immigrant and what it’s like being here in the United States. It’s a short interview because he is difficult about opening up and showing his feelings.

I talked to my Nani and she told me about her struggles as a child with losing her father, brother and mother. She went with her siblings at the age of 18 to live with her uncle. Shortly after, she...

Grandpa

My mom summarized her life story from her childhood to her teenage years. She talks about what she had to leave back when she made the choice of going to the U.S from Mexico.

My mother and I discuss her family’s story of immigrating from Serbia to the United States in 1970. She is the youngest of four siblings (pictured above).

This interview covers my Father's migration to Chicago around '77 after the Guatemala Earthquake.

Here I interview my mother about her brief life in Ecuador and as that of an immigrant in the United States

Mary Cook (MSW student) interviews Marcos Gonzales (The Director of Informed Trauma Education at a Chicago Catholic School) about his work at Homeboys Industries, bringing attention to the crossover of the criminal justice and immigration system with the story of...

Interviewing my mother who is both African-American and Korean-American about her experiences growing up in America.

Immigrant

English Advanced Honors Project Interviewing Elders

In this interview, taken in November 2018 in Whitewater, Wisconsin, Lexi Juoni (15) interviews her mother Melissa Juoni (39) about her childhood dreams. Melissa talks about how her mother is very important to her life and everyone around her. She...

In this interview my mother, Maria Paredes, tells stories about her hometown, her rebellious childhood, happiest memories, and biggest regrets, as well as what it was like coming to the United States as an immigrant.

My Grandmother talked about her Childhood, her family, and how she wants to be remembered.

An interview between a granddaughter and her Greek immigrant grandmother.