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Question that I always wanted to ask my father, since he is a first generation immigrant.

Bennett Chiu (17) interviews/talks to his mom Vivian Chiu (late 40s) about her experience transitioning from Hong Kong to America as an immigrant.

My name is Erick Molina I am 25 years old and this is the story of my mother, Rossana Pauta and her journey coming from Cuenca, Ecuador to New York City as a young adult and all of the steps...

I sat down with Erik Kikut who is my father and we talked about his struggles and persearvance of becoming an immigrant of a new country and devoting his life to whom would be his future wife. Interview is about...

Sofia Vazquez, 17 year old daughter, interviews her father, Enrique Vazquez, 45 years old, about his journey to a new country and his journey getting to where he is now in life.

An interview with a former immigrant to the U.S., Aya Khattab, who didn’t allow the fact that she was an outsider with little to no experience regarding the American culture, it’s native language, or its general lifestyle, to block her...

My grandpa’s life was very hard in Taiwan and moving to America. It was also hard making money, and he did not have a lot.

Dirk arrived in the US from Germany as a baby, but then went back to Germany. He returned again in 1977 as a teenager and had a different experience.

I, Elizabeth Juarez (29), interviewed my dad, Arturo (51), about growing up in Central Mexico and crossing the border to the United States in 1989, 1991, and to this day. We talked about what motivated him to emigrate and risk...

I ask questions about my father and his life. My fathers name is Brian Lee and he is 42 years old. He was born in Busan South Korea. I learned about his upbringing, challenges and learned lessons he experienced.

Christian wanted to be a nurse from an early age after watching his immigrant mother get her nursing degree and help lift the family out of poverty. He also talks about his work with Stop the Bleed.

Maria talks about how her life in America and how it’s better now than it was before when she lived in Mexico.

LHP- interview about the New immigration with Delger Tsagaan (mom) 4/16/24 By Melody Ganbat

Seth Bekker interviewing his grandma Liana Bekker about her life in Ukraine and her life in America.

I conducted this interview as an assignment for my History Class. It focuses on Colonial History. The person I interviewed moved to Philadelphia from India at a young age and his experiences as a current American.

Sunday is a asylum seeker seeking refuge at the Villa Barbiero Centro Accoglienza Immigrati living a productive and safe life at the center in Southern Italy. Sunday works doing manual labor on farms around the Catanzaro region. Sunday talks about...

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...

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

Family experiences in Eastern Europe, the Betar, Palestine, Jewish immigration to U.S.

I talked with my mom about her different experiences growing up first generation in America as the daughter of two Irish immigrants.

In this interview, conducted on November 28 in Fresh Meadows, New York. Jun interviews his brother Jarvie about immigrating into the United States and about his journey. Jarvie shares information about moving into a new country and going to school...

My Grandparents, Lawrence (87) and Theresa (85) Spinelli of Endicott NY. Discussed how their childhoods were, how they met, and life in general.

I interviewed my father for an assigment for my speech class in college (Collin College). Picture above is me, my mom and my dad when they got married through the church.

Jose discusses the importance of family, and what it was like growing up in Portugal and the US. He also reflects on his life in recent years, and shares some colorful anecdotes.

He talks about how it was to leave friends. I love his interview.