In Pursuit of Opportunity – from Laos to the U.S.

Interview with Phim Iovinelli by Ella Iovinelli https://sites.lib.jmu.edu/immigrantstoriesproject/files/2023/12/Interview_Project_FINAL-1.mp3 ReportTranscript Introduction Phimmachanh Iovinelli, my step-mother, was the first person to cross my mind as the subject for...

The Wandering Jew

Interview with Vera Javor by Carter Strother https://sites.lib.jmu.edu/immigrantstoriesproject/files/2023/12/audio1283331699-copy.mp3 ReportTranscript Introduction  Although only accounting for around 3.6 percent of the total population in the world, immigrants are...

From Canada to America

Interview with Sandy Wolfsom by Noah Solomon https://sites.lib.jmu.edu/immigrantstoriesproject/files/2023/12/ZOOM0004-1.mp3 ReportTranscript Introduction The U.S. has always been known as the great melting pot. The fact that people of different cultures and countries...

Abdul’s story of moving from Sierra Leone to the United States

Interview with Abdul Koroma by Liam Conaway https://sites.lib.jmu.edu/immigrantstoriesproject/files/2023/12/Purple-and-Gold-Way-1-1.mp3 ReportTranscript Introduction In this candid interview, Abdul Koroma, a 21-year-old immigrant from Sierra Leone, shares his journey...

Immigration for Education

Interview with Gaytri Sharma by Abby Gannon https://sites.lib.jmu.edu/immigrantstoriesproject/files/2023/12/Interview-20231117_140000-Meeting-Recording.mp3 AnalysisTranscript Introduction When I was choosing my classes for this semester I was just looking for a...