From Venezuela to the United States

Interview with My mother by Isabella McClanahan https://sites.lib.jmu.edu/immigrantstoriesproject/files/2022/12/Devon-Ln-3-1.m4a ReportTranscript Method Due to the distance, the interview was performed over zoom, but this nonetheless enabled me to comprehend the...

If your reason is good enough, you will do it

Interview With Annelize Getzschmann by Rainer Getzschmann https://sites.lib.jmu.edu/immigrantstoriesproject/files/2022/12/GMT20221214-030150_Recording_1280x720-1-1.mp3 ReportTranscript Introduction:I moved to the United States with my family when I was 9 so when I saw...

A Man of No Nation

Interview with Jose Algo by Grant Gill https://sites.lib.jmu.edu/immigrantstoriesproject/files/2022/12/Voice-Change.mp3 ReportTranscript IntroductionI made the conscientious decision to not reveal the name of the interviewee for a variety of reasons primarily because...

A Trip Across the Atlantic to New Experiences

Interview with Kay Hodsdon by Maggie Aveson https://sites.lib.jmu.edu/immigrantstoriesproject/files/2022/12/Interview-With-my-grandma.mp3 ReportTranscript IntroductionComing into this class, I had no idea what to expect as I have never really been thoroughly educated...

Original Adventure Turns Into Long-Term Home

Interview with María by Alexia Muñoz https://sites.lib.jmu.edu/immigrantstoriesproject/files/2022/12/Immigrant-Interview.mp3 ReportTranscript (translated) IntroductionAs I was creating my schedule for this current semester, I was eager to enroll in this sociology...

Comfort can become two homes

Interview with Sonia Ortiz by Ariana Cortez https://sites.lib.jmu.edu/immigrantstoriesproject/files/2022/12/10326-Annaberg-Ct-2.mp3 ReportTranscript Introduction When it came to projects about immigration my first thoughts always came to be my parents story, but I...