Made Into America: Immigrant Stories Archive

Claude talks about the excitement of living in the Silicon Valley as a high tech engineer.   Read More »

Angel talks about selling tamales door to door and what it takes to feel like you are “home.” Read More »

Sandy recounts the story of her mother who came to the U.S. as a child on a difficult boat trip.  She describes her mother’s difficult path and devotion to her kids. Read More »

  Rabiah recounts how much her life and that of her father changed after 9/11. Read More »

She tells the story of her father who tried to escape from Vietnam three times and finally made his way by boat to the Phillipines and a refugee camp there.  Eventually he made it to the U.S. with just the clothes on his back.  He found some entry level work, and was able to become a welder. Read More »

Story by Maria Hernandez     English translation of video clip: My name is Maria Hernandez. Hernandez is my marriage name. My maiden name from my hometown is Castañeda. I’m from Las Varas, Nayarit México. This is my youngest child. I have two other ones. I’m 36 years old.  My favorite food is Ceviche because of my state….. it’s a ... Read More »

English translation of video clip: My name is Connie Cortez. I’m from Mexico, from Michoacán. My father, who was already here as an immigrant… I come from a town of immigrants. Everyone had to come to the United States because of necessity. My dad came and didn’t see me be born. He knew me through photos until I was 6 ... Read More »

Christian tells a story of growing up in Germany and then the U.S. and being labeled as “different” due to his looks and later his accent. He relates the decisions he made based on prejudices he encountered. Watch his video story at:  Read More »