Kirstie Kwarteng and Nana Aba Naaman

Kirstie Kwarteng (28) interviews Nana Aba Naamanl (64) about her decision to immigrate from Ghana to the United States. Nana Aba talks about how her father's death impacted her. She also reflects on her own colorblindness and the experience of...

Questions For Coachy

Our social studies class interviews our beloved coach about her family history.

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Ben Ocón and Sarita Ocón

Ben Ocón (65) and daughter Sarita Ocón (33) talk about the importance of reading, literacy, and libraries from their early lives to the present day. Ben talks about his long and prestigious career as a librarian and Sarita shares stories...

How the threat of marriage drove my dad to leave Kuwait for grad school in South Carolina

My dad, a Palestinian teaching at a school in Kuwait in 1962, tells of what drove him to leave the Middle East to attend grad school in South Carolina. He got a full scholarship, had a fierce sense of adventure,...

Moving to the United States – Lisette’s POV
December 1, 2015 App Interview

In this recording, I have interviewed my mother on the reasons why she decided to move to the United States and struggles that came with moving to a new country. My mother, my father and I are undocumented. In this,...