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I interviewed my mom on her transition from a small town in Mexico to living in Chicago. We talked on her journey as an immigrant and her early years here in the states.

An interview between a granddaughter and her Greek immigrant grandmother.

This is the story of how my 65 year grandmother came to the United States and was able to provide for her and her children.

This interview is a story of the life of my mother when immigrating to America and starting a new life.

My grandfathers journey from India to America

This interview was recorded by Caroline Docherty on November 13th, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. Caroline (age 16) asks her grandma, Margaret Haran, about her immigration to the United States from Ireland in 1963. Margaret describes her immigration experience and what...

I interview my grandfather of his life

Interview with Vassil Kachkin on immigrating to the U.S.

We discussed my fathers childhood adaption from living in a different country to moving to the United States.

Dad’s immigration journey and what he expierenced the first 15 years in the US.

Bernadette was born in 1971 and immigrated to France and the United States in the 90's. This is her story. Recorded in Polish

Ilse talked about her trasition from Germany to America and the different jobs she has had.

Ana has worked with many first and second generation immigrants. She has seen how immigration status impacts individual and family well being as well as access to basic goods and services.

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...

My grandma is a first generation immigrant to the United States. She came to this country from Ecuador at 8 years old. She shared with me her memories as a young child living in Ecuador and growing up in Chicago.

This is the immigration journey of Marilyn, a Venezuelan girl who left her country, due to increased violence, and came to the US to pursue a better future

Mexican-American family speaks on their experience with family separation and many of the struggles they’ve faced going through this.

Immigration and Brazil

Immigrant

Immigration with my mother

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

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.

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...

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...

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.