Leaving Home: Im/migrant Interviews

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...

In this episode, host Sydney interviews her close friend Jillian, an immigrant from canada. Jillian explains her journey to the U.S. She talks about her troubles with her family, and moving away, as well as the transition between languages in school. The conversation explores the complexities of the immigrant experience, reflecting on the bravery, struggles, and triumphs of those who leave home an...

In this episode, host Maile interviews Carole, an immigrant from Yugoslavia.  Carole recounts the political and racial discrimination that not only led to her personal struggles but also contributed to the downfall of her home country, Yugoslavia. She reflects on the beauty, suffering, and hardship she endured while seeking sanctuary across various countries before ultimately building a stable lif...

In this episode, host Evey Reyes interviews her maternal grandmother Maria Rebecca Munoz Rodrigues , an immigrant from Mexico.  My grandmother was born into a 12 person household, being the second oldest sibling of the pack, she and her older sister rosa helped their parents raise their 10 other siblings and make ends meet in Tijuana.  When she was 8 years old her mother sent her to live with a fr...

In this episode, hosted by Alyssa, she is joined by her grandmother, Rose, who migrated from the Philippines over 50 years ago. Rose briefly describes her simple journey to America from the Philippines; with the help of her military husband. She takes a deep dive into the immense sense of pride and love she has for everything in her new home. Rose shares the cultural heritage and traditions she is...

In this episode, host Freddy interviews Dennis, a recent immigrant from Russia. Dennis tells his story of coming to America with his family and how it was not that scary and it was an almost seamless switch to the us. He talks about how his dad had a visa and then how they all ended up getting their green cards and how he didn’t know English and how he got help. But there was something that messed...

In this episode, host Ella interviews Dolly, a migrant from California who moved to Colorado and later returned back to California. Dolly shares her journey of moving to Colorado for work, along with her husband and young child. While living there they adjusted to a new environment, lifestyle, and social culture. She talks about how she found a sense of home there, despite the challenges of being...

In this episode, the host Caleb interviews Jackson, a naturalized American citizen who was born in the Philippines. As the two friends talk, we learn about how Jackson and his family immigrated to the U.S; his current living situation with his family; and how he connects with his family in the U.S and in the Philippines. 

Alijah interviews his parents Robert and Nicholle. Both individuals were originally from different parts of Mississippi and migrated to California over 20 years ago. Some of the challenges they faced were leaving some of the things they have accumulated over time, which held sentimental value and leaving family behind. They both had successful outcomes after migration, especially in the workforce....

In this episode, host Sam interviews Stacie, a migrant from the Midwestern United States. Stacie recounts the changes that occurred upon severely changing her environment. The largest changes were the cultural differences, with her coming from a much more traditional background than the modern California she found herself in. However, she overcame those differences and was able to adapt and build...

In this episode, host Joshua Ambrosio interviews his mother, a naturalized immigrant who came to the U.S. chasing love.  Lorena describes her motive and experience moving from Central Mexico to the States emphasizing how her experience was very different compared to other immigrants due to her motives for migrating. She describes the challenges of leaving her entire family in Mexico, the initial c...

In this episode, host Sega interviews her grandma, Maribeth, an immigrant from the Philippines.  Maribeth recounts her stories of moving from place to place with her large family due to her father being in the navy. With such a large family, everybody experienced things differently but it affected all of them nonetheless. However she has successfully built her family and career here in the US. She...

Leaving Home: Im/migrant Interviews podcast shares conversations between 12th-grade students and friends, family, and community members who have migrated across the US or immigrated across borders. In the public discourse surrounding immigration in the US right now, much is being said about our nation’s migrants and immigrants. We wanted to find out for ourselves who has come to California and wha...

Leaving Home: Im/migrant Interviews podcast shares conversation between 12th-grade students and friends, family, and community members who have migrated across the US or immigrated across borders. In the public discourse surrounding immigration in the US right now, much is being said about our nation’s migrants and immigrants. We wanted to find out for ourselves who has come to California and what...