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In this interview I, Raveen Johal, interview my grandmother, Bhajno Johal.

An interview with my grandma, Anne Lee Lewis. She grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii in the early 1900s. She was one of five sibling born to a Korean father who was a contract laborer on the early sugar plantations and...

This is the story of my mom and what her childhood was like and how she came to the us and what she went through in her childhood to adult hood. It’s tells the life story of a immigrant from...

Jameson O'Neal talks with his mother, Tricia O'Neal, about her mother, Lena Teinila, as well as several other family members. Jameson and Tricia discuss rejection, reconciliation, and how those life lessons come full circle. Lena Teinila's homicide is the only...

Tony Liu (79) talks with his daughter, Tana Liu-Beers (42), about leaving China on the eve of Mao's takeover.

My grandmothers journey traveling to America in her 20’s and the challenges she went through.

Milla and Thalia

Sammi Lin, 15 years old, is interviewing, Sabrina Chen, her cousin in elmhurst, NY. She describes her childhood and explains her struggles a Chinese immigrant. She shares her experiences, hardships and accomplishments as well as some advice and lessons for...

Marco Duran, who is my father, came to the U.S. at the age of 16. He talks about the difficulties of being out on you’re own in a whole different country. He came with nothing and has worked his way...

I interview my friend Hsee Mu Htoo, age 22, from Thailand. We talk about his life in Thailand and how him and his family came to the United States, along with family.

Anna Hsu (13) talks with her grandfather John Hsu (78) about his life growing up in many places and finally coming to the United States.

Adi Acosta (14) asking their father, Victor Acosta (58) about growing up as a Colombian immigrant in NY, jobs, goals, and hopes for the remembrance of the Boomer Generation.

Thanksgiving 2017 Stinson Beach, CA

In this interview, Folklife Director Lesley Schierenbeck interviews Oksana Pasakas of Ukrainian History & Education Center of New Jersey to discuss the traditional folk customs of the Ukraine, and the importance of continued education in the traditional folk arts of...

Came to the United States in early fifties and raised children in the city of Chicago.

Have you ever wondered what being in a war was like? On December 19, 2019, 15-year-old Jack Goetz sits down with his 87 year old grandpa Bill Parker in the wonderful city of Beckley, West Virginia to talk about his...

A 70 year old reflects back on success, money, time, and family in a conversation with her son and daughter.

Uncertainty. A long journey.

In’utu briefly shares her beautiful journey from Africa to America.

interview with my mom and her experience coming from Vietnam to America

This interview with Anneris Silva was about her childhood and what it was like growing up as an immigrant in America.

I interviewed my dad on his experience of being an immigrant in U.S

An Interview between Surgoe Soliman, age 16 and Kirolos Sadallah, age 25, both immigrants from Egypt to America. This interview was conducted on a Sunday, November 28th, in a noisy church basement. The interview discussed a wide variety of topics...

In this interview, conducted on November 30th, 2019 in Valley Village, California, David Lee (이한빈) interviews his maternal grandmother Sang-shim Kim (김상심, ≈70), encompassing a variety of topics. She talks about her childhood, school, dream, marriage, daughter (David’s mother). She...

We discussed Sergio's life, DACA status, immigration story and family.