Leaving Home: Im/migrant Interviews

In this episode, Jorge Martinez interviews Luisa, an immigrant from the Philippines.  Luisa remembers all about her journey and how her parents wanted what was best for her, although at times things would be rough. Throughout the conversation, there is talk about the struggles and challenges that were faced when going through the process of getting to the United States. Luisa also goes into a lot...

The conversation explores how moving to a new state provides a chance to start a new life and allowed Nolan to have a fresh start in his life, and explores how he defines "home."

The conversation explores how moving to another country can help you learn valuable lessons and gain new perspectives on life as Mrs. Goldstein provides impactful life lessons that she learned moving from Brazil to America.

The host of this episode is Viviana who interviews her grandmother Kitty, an immigrant who traveled from Oaxaca to California. Kitty explains her story of never having a choice when it came to leaving her home town, but with children and a family to look out for she ventured out of her home into the unknown. She describes the challenges when it came to learning languages and the discrimination tha...

In this episode, host Marina interviews Kenya, her dad who had immigrated from Japan at the age of 18. Kenya recounts his journey to the U.S., detailing why he left Japan to study at a university in America. He describes how he was treated differently when he first came to the U.S, and how he adjusted to American culture. Kenya talks about the impact his immigration to the U.S had on his family ba...

In this episode, host Quinn interviews their mom, Rebecca, a migrant from the Cleveland, Ohio, area.  Rebecca recounts her journey to Arizona, then later California, detailing the emotional turmoil and hardships she had to endure to create a life for herself regardless of where she was. Rebecca shares moments from her childhood, recounting when her parents told her they were moving and the hardshi...

In this episode, host Kaitlyn interviews Skott , an immigrant from Alberta canada  Skott  recounts his journey to the U.S., detailing the economic hardship and cultural conflicts whilst moving from alberta canada to Orange country CA . He describes the challenges of navigating a new home with all new people and life style changes, the initial isolation he  felt, and how sports and family created a...

In this episode, host Isa interviews their grandmother Betty, an immigrant from Mexico. Betty recounts her journey to the U.S., answering questions about her experiences. She describes the challenges of coming to the U.S with nothing and working her way to something and the resilience she developed while building a new life. She also shares insight of the importance of family, and to take advantag...

In this episode, host Domi Dvorcak interviews Lubos Dvorcak, an immigrant from the Czech Republic.  My father, Lubos, shares the story of how he began a new life in the United States. He reflects on his upbringing and the unforgettable experiences he faced before moving to a new country. Despite the challenges he overcame, my father managed to enter the U.S. legally and start a family laying the f...

In this episode, the host Jayden interviews Mary, a woman who migrated to Berlin from Georgia. The conversation between the two people explores the migration struggles like living conditions, culture change, money struggles, and just the difference it made on her life. [This podcast is a project by 12th-grade students in Mr. Smith’s English class at Mission Vista High School in Vista Unified Schoo...

In this episode, host Josiah interviews Mario, an immigrant from the Philippines. The conversation dives into topics like American identity, life in the Philippines, and the US military's effects on immigration. As Mario accounts his life experiences, we get a better idea of life outside the states and the challenges faced. While also looking at our own challenges we face in the US. Mario acco...

In this episode, host Peyton interviews Mariana, a immigrant from Mexico Mariana narrates her journey to the United States from Tijuana, Mexico. Her family was extremely poor and barely had enough money to survive. Once she was a young adult, her father pushed her to move to the U.S. for better economic opportunities. She describes all the challenges and milestones she faced, including learning En...

In this episode, host Kassandra Interviews Beatriz, her mom who immigrated here from Mexico. Beatriz shares her journey to the U.S., including leaving her family and small-town home at 14 to pursue an education and crossing the border at 19 for what was meant to be a short visit, but turned into a permanent stay. She recalls her childhood in Mexico, her parents’ first Thanksgiving in America, and...

In this episode, Celeste interviews Nick, who shares his experience of immigrating from Illinois to California as a young child. Nick discusses the excitement and opportunities that came with moving, including the process of adjusting to a new environment and discovering all that California has to offer. He reflects on how the change has positively impacted his life, particularly in helping him me...

In this episode, host Nguyen interviews Anna, an experience of immigrants from Mexico.  Anna tells her journey living in America and the hardship she and her family went through. She describes the challenges of having a language barrier and finding a place to live. Anna also shared a proud moment of her achievements and her hopes for the future in America. The conversation explores the complexitie...

In this episode, host Ryan interviews Charmaine, who talks about her immigration from China to America. Charmaine recalls her journey to the U.S, showing the initial struggles she had while at the U.S, how she overcame these struggles, and eventually how she adapted and thrived in America. She compares the U.S. to China, and gives us very detailed descriptions about what the U.S. does better than...

In this episode, host PJ interviews Brian, an immigrant from Tijuana. Brian recalls his journey to the US, detailing the hardships of the dangers in his neighborhood, the challenges of the immigration system, and the discrimination he faced in the US. He also highlights moments of support he found in the Hispanic community in the US, and much more.

In this episode, host Perla interviews Sandra, who immigrated from Mexico. Sandra recounts her story of immigrating to America, starting from when she was little to the time she permanently became a resident. She would also bring us through the process she had to go through in order to become an American citizen. Where the biggest change for her would be the culture difference, along with a challe...

In this episode Miguel Ortiz interviews his mother Monica who moved from mexico to california over 30 years ago.  Monica explains what life was like back in Mexico and how there wasn't much good affordable education nearby and how there weren't very many opportunities to gain wealth and be successful. Because of this situation she decided to illegally immigrate into the United States for a...

In this episode, host Reagan interviews Robert, an immigrant from Canada. Robert recounts the similarities and differences between the two countries. Additionally the long process of being looked over by the Immigration office. He looks forward to the Immigrants entering the country fairly and legally.  The conversation explores the complexities of the immigrant experience, reflecting on the brave...

Martha recounts how she felt in her home country. Talking about the differences between her home country and the United States, and explaining why she immigrated.

In this episode, hosts Jake and Joey interview Natalie German, a teacher of ours, and an immigrant from Ukraine. Ms. German, throughout the episode, talks about her immigration from Ukraine during the rule of the Soviet Union, along with detailing the struggles she faced in adapting to American society. Ms. German also goes on to share her experience immigrating, her reasons for leaving the place...

 In this episode, host Sylvan interviews Kristian, an immigrant from Finland.  Kristian recounts why he is in the United States, California specifically. His father and grandfather loved to travel. They have been to every continent in the entire world. Out of all the continents and nations in the entire world, Kristians father believes that California is the best one. When Kristians parents broke...

In this episode host AJ interviews Gaby, her mother, who is an immigrant from Mexico. Gaby walks us through her journey starting off in Mexico then to the states. She goes into depth of hardships she went through such as raising her first kid in Mexico, getting through to the states, learning English, and facing racism. She shares that in those moments of darkness though, there was still light. Th...

In this episode, host Ari interviews Ramiro Rosales (her dad), Who immigrated to america at 16 from his small town in mexico called Toluca Ramiro tells his story of immigrating and the troubles of doing so. He speaks about how different it was when he got here, as he did live a luxurious life in Mexico with maids and being able to just pick up and leave whenever he wanted. His parents wanted to ha...