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Elamma Chollampel tells us her experience on her immigration to the United States, interviewed by her son, Shawn Chollampel.

Grandpa

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

Loida imigró a los Estados Unidos y comenzó su carrera.

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

Patrick interviews grandpa on his parents, time in the service and other parts of his life.

Grandpa

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.

English Advanced Honors Project Interviewing Elders

Dillip Mehta(69) talks about his experience coming from India into the United States

My dad shares his story and immigration experience. He shares how he felt, the hardships he faced, and how he overcame those struggles as an US immigrant.

In this interview conducted in November 2021 in Skokie, Illinois, Amina Khalid (14) interviews her grandfather Syed Matloob Zaidi (74). He shares his happiest and saddest moments in his life as well as living with 9 siblings. Mr. Zaidi also...

Grandpa

An interview between my uncle and I.

Abby (currently earning a Master of Social Work) interviews Lili (currently earning a M.A. in Counseling) about her understanding of her family’s migration in childhood and how her perspective has expanded and evolved throughout her life.

Childhood in the Philippines, how they met, coming to the States

Bachi's experience growing up in India and immigrating to the United States

Gillian (age 13) interviews her babysitter (age 58) about her move to America from Poland and lessons she has learned and hopes to teach.

I talk with my great aunt about her job and education in the PI, her experience as an OFW/Expat, and how it contributed to her success and stability in America.

During this interview, Marilyn Rodriguez interviewed my grandfather to learn more about his story migrating to the US from Mexico.

I wanted to know more about my grandmother's life. So I asked her.

In this interview, conducted on Thanksgiving, 2015 in a suburb of Cleveland, Dylan Caine (16) asks his mother, Shelly Pesick-Caine (56), about her quintessentially American upbringing in the suburbs of Detroit. Born into a caring and hardworking family of six,...

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.

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