OUR STORIES

Natan's story starts in Vietnam where he grew up surrounded by the violence of the Vietnam War. 

Al and his family escaped from Cuba on the "Freedom Flights" that occurred after Castro's takeover.

During the Cultural Revolution, Ruihua (Hua) was sent to live in Mao's work camps, enduring a decade of hard labor.

Jim grew up in Riga, Latvia, under communism. 

Meta lived in the Netherlands during WWII

Providence is a child survivor of the 1994 genocide perpetrated against Tutsis in Rwanda.

Everyone moves to the United States for a reason. Those reasons are often complex but usually boil down to economic opportunities, religious and political freedom or free speech. Why did you or your ancestors move here? Tell us your story.