Life with Indonesian and American Culture

Interview with Justin Bong Williams by Logan Haight https://sites.lib.jmu.edu/immigrantstoriesproject/files/2022/12/Interview-Justin-Williams.mp3 ReportTranscript IntroductionI decided to interview my close friend from home, Justin Bong Williams, who was born and...

How a Life Full of Adversity was Met with Peace in the Mountains

Interview with Selma by Aween Ahmed https://sites.lib.jmu.edu/immigrantstoriesproject/files/2022/12/Immigrant-Interview.m4a ReportTranscript When Professor Trouille first introduced this Immigrant Stories Project, my mom’s story came to mind. Growing up, I always...

Sacrifices for New Beginnings

Interview with Santiago Herrarte by Nicholas Herrarte Smith https://sites.lib.jmu.edu/immigrantstoriesproject/files/2022/12/Interview-Sociology-1.m4a ReportTranscript IntroductionOn November 22nd, 2022, I interviewed my father Santiago Herrarte Hernandez. My mother is...

Finding Community Miles from Home

Interview with Gricelda Flores by Cynthia Cortes Flores https://sites.lib.jmu.edu/immigrantstoriesproject/files/2022/12/ImmigrantProjectInterview_Compressed.mp3 ReportTranscript IntroductionThroughout the course of the semester, we have learned the various reasons as...

A Treacherous Journey to Opportunity

Interview with Violeta Mendosa by Hannah Taylor https://sites.lib.jmu.edu/immigrantstoriesproject/files/2022/12/Violeta-interview-edited-file.mp3 ReportTranscript MethodsOn November 25, 2022 around 3:00 PM, I sat down with Violeta Mendosa to interview her about...