Χιος to Hughes…we’re all immigrants
Patricia Hughes, Lake Arrowhead, CA. My father’s father took the long route of immigration from Greece during the political upheavals occurring in the early part...
Uncovering lost migration stories, increasing empathy
Sarah Lee San Francisco, CA My family’s migration stories trace back only two generations, but as a second generation Chinese American, I am often unaware...
A “melting-pot” of my past & future.
Holly Sandman, Ione, CA. I’ve been learning a lot about my ancestors and their immigration into America. I am Irish. I am Scottish. I am...
What does an American Look Like
Carlos, Beloit, WI. What does an American Look Like? The real question is, “what was the intentional look of an American.” America is a history...
“Look immigration you better start running”
Maria M., Phoenix, Arizona. At first this didn’t bother me as much but, this began to get really annoying and people started saying this with...
America hates me, because I’m Mexican.
Czarina Tucson, AZ My family migrated here legally through the Braceros Program. I am 2nd generation Mexican/American. _Program
You just assume that I’m American.
Sophie Kershaw, Knoxville, TN. I was born in England, lived in Denmark for a few years, and my family settled in the US. I speak...
Dogs and Irish, keep off grass!
Anonymous Lexington, KY These words, written upon a sign, greeted my grandfather when he arrived in New York after immigrating from Ireland.
Illegal immigration: dislike behavior, not people.
Anthony Ricotta Vancouver, WA I have a really hard time with this issue because people seem to assume my objection to the behavior/action of illegal...
“Anti-racism” is a codeword for “anti-white”
Roderick Bateman Ottawa, Canada In the 1960’s all and only white countries opened their borders to massive non-white immigration. Then governments and media demanded we...
