by Andrea Tseng | Nov 1, 2022 | When I Got Here Podcast
Jabeen, a Pakistan-born woman watched her mother, who did not know English, struggle to the point of suicide in England. Jabeen’s own knowledge of English was essential to overcoming loneliness when she found herself without friends or family after immigrating to the...
by Andrea Tseng | Oct 3, 2022 | When I Got Here Podcast
Jeffrey Engel is a historian who directs the Center for Presidential History at SMU Center for Presidential History | Center for Presidential History (smu.edu). He is the author of over a dozen books on American history, and an expert on immigration to the U.S. ...
by Andrea Tseng | Sep 24, 2022 | Immigrant Stories
Where is Frank? Immigrated from Parts Unknown to White Oaks, New Mexico 1884 Diane A. writes how challenging it is to know the reasons why her great-great grandfather left his home and family behind in Germany and why he chose to come to Wisconsin and then Iowa in the...
by Andrea Tseng | Sep 1, 2022 | When I Got Here Podcast
Daniel, a Haitian whose parents brought him here as a boy, goes through a “serendipity of experiences” to overcome the poverty of his youth, become an engineer, and learn to be a black man in America. Is Daniel really lucky or does he make his own luck? Read the...
by Andrea Tseng | Aug 13, 2022 | Immigrant Stories
I’m Byron Harris. When you first meet Daniel Simon, you’re confronted with the impassive face of someone still not entirely comfortable with speaking English. Engage him in conversation, though, and you discover an intellect graced by humor, goodwill, and...
