My grandfather, Usher Dushnitzer, came to the U.S. in 1928 or 1929 at around age 26. He grew up in a small town called Luknick in what is now Lithuania in a very Orthodox Jewish environment. His father was a well known Rabbi who ran a religious seminary called a Yeshiva. During the Bolshevik Revolution that lasted from 1917 – ... Read More »
Cindy is from Guatemala and talks about the sacrifices her parents made to bring her to the U.S. Read More »
William talks about the challenge of learning English and not needing to when everyone around you speaks Spanish. He came from El Salvador and hopes to become a police officer. Read More »
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 »
