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Immigration

  • “The biggest struggle was to take messages.”

    Claritza Abreu, who is originally from the Dominican Republic, tells her friend Gerardo Villacres about one of her first jobs in the United States.

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    Recorded in Cambridge, MA

  • “I was six years old when she left for New York City.”

    Jose Cruz tells his daughter, Grace, about living in Villa Juana, a neighborhood in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, while his mother was living in New York City.

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    Recorded in New York, NY

  • “Everywhere we went my mother would make sure that they enrolled us in school.”

    Lourdes Villanueva tells her son Roger about growing up in a family of migrant workers.

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    Recorded in Tampa, FL

  • “I had heard all these horror stories about crooks and gangsters...”

    Juliet Jegasothy, who is originally from Sri Lanka, tells her friend Sheena Jacob about adjusting to life in the United States.

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    Recorded in Pittsburgh, PA

  • “He said, 'When the border patrol changes shifts, you're going to run.'”

    Blanca Alvarez tells her daughter, Connie, about crossing the border from Mexico to the United States.

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    Recorded in Los Angeles, CA

  • “People ask me, 'How come he's not an American and he invent a hot dog vending machine?'”

    Ukrainian immigrants Slava Leykin and her husband, Leon, talk about their business.

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    Recorded in Washington, D.C.