Russian Immigration- Natasha S. (family friend)
What does being an immigrants mean to you? "I felt as an immigrant for the first 3 years then the feeling started to fade. I'm proud to be an immigrant coming into a country by myself without support from my family. I built myself from the ground and I respect every...
Kebab
We went to Abu Rass in Paterson, NJ, a Middle Eastern restaurant and were served several staple foods. However, one that stood out the most was the kebab. The kebab served to us was lamb and chicken, and they came topped with onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, and...
Syrian Refugee arrivals in the United States Data Viz
The war in Syria has killed over 500,000 people, and has left just over 12 million displaced with over 5 million fleeing to neighboring countries. Turkey has taken in over 3 million Syrian refugees (the majority of the misplaced fleeing to different countries),...
The Forward Building NYC
The Forward Building in New York City used to be a Jewish newspaper, one of the first of its kind, and was established by European Jewish immigrants settling in the area. The Forward newspapers were written in Yiddish, a language in mixture of Hebrew and German, and...
Day 9
Lebanese Immigrant – My Grandpa
I interviewed my Grandpa, so this is his immigration story from Lebanon to the US and then finally to Mexico. When my grandpa was 5 years old and living in Bolivia, his mother passed away, so his father took him back to Lebanon, which is where he grew up. My...
My Great-grandmother – From Austria to the U.S.
Could you begin by sharing your immigration journey to the United States? I was a young girl, only 8, when I left Vienna, Austria, and came to the United States. What prompted me to come here was to see the World Fair in New York. I came over with my aunt and the...
Iranian Immigrant – Alex Davidkhanian
My father, Alex Davidkhanian, is an Iranian immigrant who fled from the Iranian Revolution of the late 1970s. With the shift in power in the national government, as well as the corrupt nature of Iranian society, my father’s family fled the country seeking freedom....
A New Life: Immigrant from China
My dad was born and raised in Hefei, China. He was a hardworking student who attended the University of Science and Technology of China, a school in his hometown. He completed all his pre-PhD education in China and came to the United States to continue his academic...