From Zero Passports to Five: The Story of Belai Habte-Jesus

Interview with Belai Habte-Jesus by Hannah Chidlow https://sites.lib.jmu.edu/immigrantstoriesproject/files/2025/12/New-Recording-7.mp3 ReportTranscript Introduction There are many reasons why people migrate to America; refuge, economic opportunity, family,...

Diana’s Story: Moldova to the United States

Interview with Diana Abehssera by Lucy Grymes https://sites.lib.jmu.edu/immigrantstoriesproject/files/2025/12/audio1151026738.mp3 ReportTranscript Introduction:  The immigration process to the United States is almost never an easy one. I had the honor of interviewing...

Caribbean Compass: Navigating Immigration and Identity

Interview with La-Ann by Andrew Miller https://sites.lib.jmu.edu/immigrantstoriesproject/files/2025/12/audio1096437559.mp3 ReportTranscript Background Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, La-Ann is pursuing higher education at Easter Mennonite University (EMU) in...

The American Dream, and Katja Ng’s Reality

Interview with Katja Ng by Mary Kate Connor https://sites.lib.jmu.edu/immigrantstoriesproject/files/2025/12/Interview-with-Katja.mp3 ReportTranscript “The American dream” is a promise that many immigrants coming to the US have in mind. The hope of a better future is a...

New Beginings in the Wake of the Yugoslav Wars: An Exodus to America

Interview with Bogdan Jovic by Peter Alexander https://sites.lib.jmu.edu/immigrantstoriesproject/files/2025/12/Interview-With-Bodgan-Jovic.mp3 ReportTranscript   The first time I met Bogdan, I was on the roof of our apartment building smoking a cigar. He approached...