The Forward Building NYC

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...

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...
Iranian Immigrant – Alex Davidkhanian

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

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...