Leaving Home: Im/migrant Interviews

 In this episode, host Isabella interviews Alondra, a migrant from New Mexico.

Alondra recounts the drastic changes that occurred in her life at such a young age. The largest challenge for Alondra was having to balance changing schools constantly whilst her parents were in a divorce battle. She often felt different from those around her because they had friends and stable home lives. Though once she finally found her home in California her life began to take a turn for the better.

The conversation explores the complexities of the immigrant experience, reflecting on the bravery, struggles, and triumphs of those who leave home and immigrate to start anew.

[This podcast is a project by 12th-grade students in Mr. Smith’s English class at Mission Vista High School in Vista Unified School District.]

This conversation explores the reality of how it feels to be an immigrant, showing struggles, fear and bravery of people who leave everything behind in hopes for a better life

In this episode, host Andres interviews Guillermo, a US Citizen who immigrated from Colombia many years ago.

Guillermo shares his story of coming to the US and how it was dealing with arriving in an unfamiliar land. He talks about how he considers America his home instead of Colombia because of how much he has adapted to this environment. Lastly he shares his concerns about whether his children or grandchildren will remain true to their Colombian roots.

The conversation explores the complexities of the immigrant experience, reflecting on the bravery, struggles, and triumphs of those who leave home and immigrate to start anew.

In this episode, Jorge Martinez interviews Luisa, an immigrant from the Philippines. 

Luisa remembers all about her journey and how her parents wanted what was best for her, although at times things would be rough. Throughout the conversation, there is talk about the struggles and challenges that were faced when going through the process of getting to the United States. Luisa also goes into a lot of detail about how hard it was getting used to everything after being in the Philippines as a child. She had to learn a completely different language, which was not so easy to do. There were so many things that Luisa had no clue about, and some of those things she wished she had known about before arriving. In the end, things turned out to be just fine and she is now pursuing a career in the medical field. 

The conversation explores the complexities of the immigrant experience, reflecting on the bravery, struggles, and triumphs of those who leave home and immigrate to start anew.

This podcast is a project by 12th-grade students in Mr. Smith’s English class at Mission Vista High School in Vista Unified School District.

The conversation explores how moving to a new state provides a chance to start a new life and allowed Nolan to have a fresh start in his life, and explores how he defines "home."

The conversation explores how moving to another country can help you learn valuable lessons and gain new perspectives on life as Mrs. Goldstein provides impactful life lessons that she learned moving from Brazil to America.

The host of this episode is Viviana who interviews her grandmother Kitty, an immigrant who traveled from Oaxaca to California.

Kitty explains her story of never having a choice when it came to leaving her home town, but with children and a family to look out for she ventured out of her home into the unknown. She describes the challenges when it came to learning languages and the discrimination that she faced. Kitty also shares her hopes, thoughts and lessons she learned as she aged and created a community, and home for her family.    

The conversation explores the complexities of the immigrant experience, reflecting on the bravery, struggles, and triumphs of those who leave home and immigrate to start anew.

In this episode, host Marina interviews Kenya, her dad who had immigrated from Japan at the age of 18.

Kenya recounts his journey to the U.S., detailing why he left Japan to study at a university in America. He describes how he was treated differently when he first came to the U.S, and how he adjusted to American culture. Kenya talks about the impact his immigration to the U.S had on his family back in Japan. He shares how he eventually found his local community, and came to know California as his home. Kenya recounts the opportunities that living in America gave him, and how he grew to be the person he is today.

[This podcast is a project by 12th-grade students in Mr. Smith’s English class at Mission Vista High School in Vista Unified School District.]

In this episode, host Quinn interviews their mom, Rebecca, a migrant from the Cleveland, Ohio, area. 

Rebecca recounts her journey to Arizona, then later California, detailing the emotional turmoil and hardships she had to endure to create a life for herself regardless of where she was. Rebecca shares moments from her childhood, recounting when her parents told her they were moving and the hardships of the outcomes.

The conversation explores the complexities of the migrant experience, reflecting on the bravery, struggles, and triumphs of those who leave home and migrate to start anew.

[This podcast is a project by 12th-grade students in Mr. Smith’s English class at Mission Vista High School in Vista Unified School District.]

In this episode, host Kaitlyn interviews Skott , an immigrant from Alberta canada 

Skott  recounts his journey to the U.S., detailing the economic hardship and cultural conflicts whilst moving from alberta canada to Orange country CA . He describes the challenges of navigating a new home with all new people and life style changes, the initial isolation he  felt, and how sports and family created a safe and growing space for him. 

The conversation explores the complexities of the immigration/migrant  experience, reflecting on the bravery, struggles, and triumphs of those who leave home to start a new life elsewhere 

[This podcast is a project by 12th-grade students in Mr. Smith’s English class at Mission Vista High School in Vista Unified School District.]