As a celebration of Black History Month, February 2018, Middlebury College's Davis Family Library has initiated a series of oral interviews, "In Your Own Words." In them, Literatures & Cultures Librarian Katrina Spencer engages members of the community who trace...

An interview with my friend Klyde who is an international student. He was born in the Philippines but grew up in Qatar, and talks about the experience of coming to the U.S. and how it’s different from Qatar.

I sat down with Lamar to ask him about, his motivation, trials and lessons from his stints in the Army.

Sue came to the United States at age 5 as an immigrant

Hi, my name is crystal Avelar. My grandpa and I had a long conversation about everything and anything. He was talking to me about all his memories and his favorite times growing up.

Dad tells me a story about coming to the United States.

In this father-son discussion, 14 year old Arnav Gunwani interviews his father Manoj Gunwani about making the shift to the United States in 1992 to pursue a masters degree at Syracuse University. Mr. Gunwani talks about his expectations for a...

Anonymous #15 tells us of what it is to have grown up on the border of Mexico and California, crossing over up to 4 times a week, and to have family in the United States that are impossible to see.

Evelyn Loven Ochs talks about her long friendship with Junko Itosi Kline. Evelyn and Junko "met" as pen pals after World War II. Junko is a native of Japan, but has lived many years now in the United Kingdom. Evelyn...

I interviewed my grandfather whom I call Aba. I asked him about his life and his experiences.

Grandpa Knapp talks about the experiences of his youth and his take on modern society.

Moving to the US and creating a new life.

In this interview on TkTv podcast, Thirulok Balakumar interviews Subhashanie Balakumar about the evolution of media technology over her life and how it is different from where she grew up to her life in the United States.

This story was about my mom María crossing the border over from Mexico to the United States

Nicole Naylor speaks to her mother, Alexandra, about her experience with coming to the U.S.

Sydney Ginter (English, Creative Writing & Publishing and Ancient Civilations) from Dr. Sarah Bond's Roman Law, Order, and Crime course speaks to Vance Davis (Environmental Engineering and Secondary Education) and Haley Triem (English & Creative Writing and Art) about 1)...

Kate and her dad sit down to talk about his life back in Ukraine and how he immigrated. They discuss the struggles and challenges in moving to a whole new country at such a young age. They also talk about...

In this interview that was done on November 27, 2017 in Cicero, Illinois, Gloria Hurtado (17) interviews her dad Agles Hurtado (39) about his family and how he has evolved as a person both in Mexico and America. Mr.Hurtado talks...

Naysan interviewing his dad about his very long journey from Iran to the United States via Pakistan, Finland, Sweden, England and Israel.

Sergeant Major Robinsons shares his inspiring story of serving in the Marine Corps.

The experiences of an immigrant mother from Nicaragua and her experiences during the Sandinista war.

I interview Diana Truong about her experience in Vietnam during the Vietnam War, leaving Vietnam and life in the United States.

Joanna Yang: 2020-07-26 20:25:16 Joanna (20) interviews Jasmine (24) on her experiences as a first-generation Chinese American in the United States as well as her developing understanding of systemic racism in the country. Generational differences and the role of social...

The short history of my mom’s side of the family in the US. I spoke with my grandpa about our families involvement in major US wars.

Despite being in Japan for the earthquake in 2011, Gerald Hirshberg doesn't tell that story, because stories of interacting with the place and the people are far more earthshattering. In November of 2017, Kate Hirshberg interviewed her grandfather, Gerald 'Jerry'...