This interview is of Nube Cabrera (NC), aged 38. She came here when she was 17, without any expectations and thinking that she will probably be going back. The interview focuses mainly on her life after coming here and what events took place thereafter. Ivette Cabrera (IC), my friend helped in translation and contributed to the interview.
Continue reading Nube Cabrera’s Interview as told to Ann Jose
Chrystelle’s Interview as told to Victoria
Chrystelle Lanou’s family was living in Port-au-Prince, Haiti until 1999, when Chrystelle’s mother decided that moving to the United States could give her children a life Haiti could not offer. Thought it was a grueling journey, Chrystelle and her family could not be more content with their decision to make the big move.
Continue reading Chrystelle Lanou’s Interview as told to Victoria Manna
At the young age of five, Juan was forced to cross the Mexican border to enter into a better life. After suffering in Mexico, dealing with separation from his mother, and language problems, Juan is surprised as to how his life turned out.
Continue reading Juan Hernandez’s Interview as told to Liz Joseph
Living in Kiev was miserable for the parents of Anna Zhuk, who faced insufferable persecution because of their Jewish heritage. They decided to join their relatives in the United States, to escape the travails of daily life in Ukraine. What actually happened when they flew to New York would end up altering their lives, and subsequently Anna’s life, forever.
Continue reading Anna Zhuk’s Interview as told to Allegra DePasquale
