Family Questions

Mom recalls her childhood dream to become a designer/civil engineer, and how her journey from China to the US has changed her aspirations.

“I think that this, this is my home”

Within this interview, conducted January 2018 in Boulder Creek, California, Samuel English (17) discusses life and the effects of immigrating to the United States as an independent German citizen with his mother, Andrea Rosa English (49). Mrs. English recollects some...

Emily Reznicek Loyola University SOWK732

Pari and Emily sat down to discuss why Pari's family left India when she was young, what their experience was like as immigrants in the US and how things have been for them throughout the past twenty years. The interview...

Juan Patricio Morocho’s Ecuadorian Youth

Juan Morocho's life in the 1970s to early 1990s. His life during Latin America's revolutionary time period, and his personal story entering the United States. I asked him about his life under a military government, and he mentions that inability...

Laurie Johnson Interviews Jessica Rangel About Immigration and Economic Justice

This Interview was conducted as part of a class assignment for SOWK 732 Migration, Human Rights, and Social Justice, a graduate level social work course at Loyola University Chicago. The Interview mainly focuses on immigration and economic justice from the...

Harminder describes the beginnings of his American Dream.
October 25, 2017 App Interview

This is a school project where we had to interview an immigrant about their story coming to America.

Victoria’s Immigration Journey

A conversation between a student and Victoria, an immigrant from England. They discuss differences between schools in the United States and England. As well as the struggles that come with immigrating to a whole new country at a young age.

“When my aunt was two years old, her parents came to America from Greece leaving behind their one and only child…”

Bailey talks to his Aunt Ginny about her Aunt Virginia, a Greek immigrant who was left in Greece by her parents, living with various relatives in a state of poverty until her parents attained the means to bring her to...

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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...