Adjustments and Connection: The Journey of a Marine

Interview with Jose Alvarez by Roqué Alvarez https://sites.lib.jmu.edu/immigrantstoriesproject/files/2024/12/Interview-Project.mp3 ReportTranscript Introduction For this interview project, I decided to interview my father, Jose Alvarez, who was born in Torréon,...

From 3rd World to 1st World

Interview with Jason Edmunds by Landon Beauchamp https://sites.lib.jmu.edu/immigrantstoriesproject/files/2024/12/Jason-Edmunds-Interview.mp3 ReportTranscript Introduction The shape of an immigrant’s experience is formed by the challenges of leaving one’s native...

From Cuba to America: A Journey of Integration and Opportunity

Interview with Reinier Santana by Chloe Monroe https://sites.lib.jmu.edu/immigrantstoriesproject/files/2024/12/Woodbury-Cir-2.m4a ReportTranscript While the taste of discontent spreads across the United States and becomes a normality for many Americans, only fourteen...

From Mexico to the United States

Interview with Milisa Gomez by Jenny Leal https://sites.lib.jmu.edu/immigrantstoriesproject/files/2024/12/Interview-Final-Milissa-.mp3 ReportTranscript Introduction During the semester, I understood more about immigration.  I have gained a lot of new insight and a...

From Nepal to America: A Success Story

Interview with Sam Thompson by Eve Kowalski https://sites.lib.jmu.edu/immigrantstoriesproject/files/2024/12/UEditor_video1063536029-online-audio-converter.com_1-1.mp3 ReportTranscript For this project, I chose to interview Sam Thompson with the help of his wife,...

Crossing Borders: From Warrington to Massanutten

Interview with Joanne Wills by Gabriella Ajbuszyc https://sites.lib.jmu.edu/immigrantstoriesproject/files/2024/12/Wills-Interview-3.m4a ReportTranscript Introduction When organizing this interview, I learned that Mrs. Wills was visiting England for a family event. To...