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w/Emma, Victoria, and Ellen

The project taught us the importance of having conversations with others and that learning about immigration stories isn't something to be apprehensive about, but a thing we should be actively seeking to do. When you have diverse historical records you get a holistic sense of what something is like and you get a variety of perspectives.

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group: Sophie H., Fiona, Neha

The project helped us gain a perspective of what an immigrant has to go through and the sacrifices they make to be able to create a stable life. It is important to have different resources when learning about diversity because you would want accurate stories but also personal stories that make the history more meaningful

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This project provided different viewpoints of who is included/ excluded in the American dream/identity. Despite these differences, it also taught us that many immigrants/refugee share similar stories of their travels and how they adapt to American life, even though they came from different places and times.
It is important to have a diverse amount of historical mediums because it provides context to the struggles, and factual reasoning helps provide a why to the causes of the experience.

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This project put into perspective how hard it was for my dad and mom both to come to the US and how far they have come since then. I tend to take advantage of the resources I have, but doing projects like these make me realize that some people have to struggle for basic things I take for granted. It taught us that our parents really do the most just so we can have a better life and we should be grateful for that. Its important to have a diverse historical mediums because it give us a chance to look at first hand issues and things people went through to get into our country and also in general our past.

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group: Amelie Licea, Yashima Birly, Sophie Meckstroth

The process of creating an oral history taught me to be more grateful for what I have. Although I knew other countries were suffering, I did not know in what ways and how it negatively impacted families. Because I was born and raised in America, it is all I know and it easy to "get used to"  or talk about the flaws of the country. I now have a new understanding and I realize how scary it may have been for a young boy to move away from his home. It is important to have a diversity of historical mediums because it allows us to share our history and stories and allows us to come together. It is also important that we welcome and treat immigrants with respect because we are all the same and deserve equal rights and opportunities.

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group: Kanika, Isabella, Ashley

The process taught us that the historical events (i.g. World War II, etc.) are still relevant today and still have an impact because the people that experienced them are still here today. It is important to learn their stories and from their experiences so we can see from a personal perspective of what the events and what people went through were really like. It's important to have different mediums because they provide different ways of understanding the events for a bigger audience.

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Something that we learned from creating this project that not all immigration journeys are rough in a sense where there is discrimination or hatred towards a certain race. Also, learning about personal experiences make it easier to connect. Overall, there's more than one type of immigration story and the greater variety allows us to appreciate them more.

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Something that we learned was that coming to a new country is scary, uncomfortable, difficult, your on your own, and can't predict anything. Also, it's important to appreciate diversity and face new experiences.

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It taught me the different views my mom has. It made me see how life was back then and how people acted back then. People weren't as horrible back then(hatred wise) than now. It's important to have diversity of historical mediums because it can show us how life was and how we progressed. It gives us students a chance to learn what happened in the past.

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In the process of creating the oral history project I learned about my grandma's story and made me aware of how immigration was during the 1960s. It also helped me realize that immigrants all have different stories and experiences based on when you came or how you came. It is important to have a diversity of historical mediums because it can help persevere history, and make it available for all people and students to be informed about what happened.

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The process of creating an oral presentation taught us that everyone has their different struggles and story on how they came to American. It also taught us how different everyone tried to fit in here in America when they first came and how important everyone's stories are. We also said how everyone came to America, so Immigrants shouldn't be treated differently.

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Creating an oral history project is helpful because it gives us a different way to look at history. By learning about a person's story, we can gain so much more than just reading it in a textbook. By listening to someone's story, you can understand it from their perspective and understand the emotion behind it, which is more than you can get from a textbook. Each story is so unique and can offer new insights to the topic.

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Creating the oral history project made me realize how immigrants feel excluded from the American identity and American dream because they are treated poorly by society and the government. It is important to have a diversity of historical mediums so that you can hear a lot of perspectives and learn as much information as possible since every immigrant has a different story and different experiences.

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Creating an oral history project has allowed us to learn more about our family history. There is not just one immigration story and history has an importance to who we are. We were able to learn about the hardships that our family has experienced, and allows us to greater appreciate them.

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The process of creating an oral history project taught me that every immigrant has a different story, and it reinforced what I knew about immigration and how that which country you you come from which impact how you are treated in the United States. It taught me more about my mom and the reasons she came to the U.S. It is important to have diversity of historical mediums because then people can look back and see how people of different nationalities were treated and try and improve how immigrants are treated in the U.S.

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I found this process of creating an oral history project very interesting. It gives us a primary source through the recording of somebody's story. It was amazing to here everyone's story and see just how different the experiences, opinions, and journey is. I think it is important since everyone's voices should be heard, especially in a time when those who are immigrants or wanting to immigrate here are being denied. Its important to share this history so that people know immigrants aren't different than anyone else in America. It make's sure their history is not erased.

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The process of creating an oral history project made me more aware of the difficulties and hardships people have to go through to get the opportunities and resources that many Americans take for granted without realizing it. Our group compared the experiences of each of our interviewees and saw that even the "easiest" journey was confusing, difficult, and lengthy, which really set the standard for what people are going through to have equal opportunities.

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This process taught me the differences in perception between my parents and myself. I would never have known how they felt about specific issues unless we had done this project. Something my mother said that really shocked me is "It feels good being a woman in this country." She said this in a very non-sarcastic way, because she comes from a country where sexual assault and domestic violence is not talked about as blatantly as it is in the U.S. Doing this Oral History project gives us different perspectives on issues, perspectives that are not found in textbooks or other articles, which tend to be told from a very singular point of view. It is crucial to gather a multitude of perspectives on current events and history, to get a more holistic view.

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The process of creating an oral history project taught me about listening and analyzing one's story who came into the states, my mom in particular, and how everyone has different experiences and motivations. It's important to have diversity of historial mediums because history molds individuals into the  people they are today. Their values, cultures, beliefs, and other background information shape a person's identity and by understanding one's history, we learn more about why they live the way they live and believe in the things they believe. It's important to share our histories in order to have a conversation, respecting different points of view.

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Creating an oral history project has taught me that there was so much I didn't know or think to ask my dad about before all this–about my grandparents' immigration story or what life was like for my dad growing up. It taught me that even though every story about immigrating to the US are different, there are similar points that connect these stories–whether it's the motivations, the belief in starting a new life in America, or the struggles/challenges immigrants go through upon coming here. This also taught me that everyone does have a story–even my dad, despite being an American citizen his whole life, has his own fair share of experiences that have caused him to question his own identity as an American. It's important to have a diversity o historical mediums because each medium offers a different perspective or take on immigration history–some are objective, informative, and general like a textbook, while others are personal and moving and rich in emotion like photos or oral histories.

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This project helped me learn more about my mom's immigration story and the struggles she had to go through and it also taught me that so many immigrants stories are different and are coming here for different reasons. Some might be coming for education, new opportunities, or because conditions in their current country are not good. Also, I learned that those who spend most of their childhood and young adulthood in a different country usually do not identify with being an American. It is important to view history from many different lenses, so you can understand everyone's side and get a variety of sources to help you come up with a bigger picture.

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The process of creating an oral history project has taught us how every immigrant has similar struggles when entering the country, no matter the place of origin. However, it also taught us new information about our family history that we previously did not know. It is important to have a diversity of historical mediums because they all give different perspectives. Textbooks give a more factual insight into history, while pictures, journal entries, and oral history give a more personal insight into the past.

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The process of creating an oral history project has taught us our parent's stories, a greater appreciation for our circumstances, and help us understand why our chosen person came over to the US. All of us learned the struggles our parents faced when emigrating to the United States as well as the challenges. We also are more grateful that we are here today in this class and that we do not have to face some of the struggles our parents faced. This presentation has also helped us further our understanding of why our parents came over. It is important to have a diversity of historical mediums because presentations like these are saved on the internet, so it is easily accessible. At the same time, some historical mediums are easier for people to see. With bright pictures and colors, this helps us learn about each other's stories in a fun way.

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Creating an oral history project has given us unique perspectives of the experience of an immigrant. Learning facts from history textbooks does not provide the full picture of an immigrant's story; you need to talk to them to really understand any hardships or events they faced. Through this project, we all got to learn more about the stories of these people in our lives, as well as compare and contrast all of their individual immigration experiences. It is important to have a variety of different sources to learn history from because people have different styles of learning, and a diversity in sources allows you to see history through diverse views.

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The process of creating an oral history project taught us about how difficult immigrating can be; you have to leave everything you're familiar with behind, and you are forced to learn a new language, adapt to a new environment, etc. It is important to have a diversity of historical mediums because each can help you see the story from a different perspective. Each type of medium helps teach different aspects of the stories to different people in order to explain them.

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The process of creating an oral history project has taught me that it is extremely important to share the stories of immigrants. Understanding and hearing the different journeys and hardships that people have faced can teach us to be grateful for the opportunities that we have. This project can expand on the idea that immigrants should not be shut out and rather should be welcomed with open arms.

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The process of creating this project taught to listen and understand immigrants stories and their experiences. It made us understand that many immigrants came here to create a better life for themselves and their family. It is important to have diversity because it exposes us to different cultures, stories, experiences, and first hand stories from the people that experienced it.

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The process of creating an oral history project taught us how we are all immigrants and how other have it harder than other. Recognizing that some people's journey to the America is harder based from where they come and economic status. It also taught us how lucky we are to be born in US and that we should take being born here for granted. It is important to have a diversity of mediums  because we are able to read, hear and see other immigrants stories. Being able to see different immigration stories and how different they all are.

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Creating an oral history project taught me about how different immigration experiences can be for each and every person. It's important to have many sources, because there are often many different interpretations of the same event by different people, and the diversity of the sources allows you to see the diversity of opinions and experiences, and thus, it allows you to gain a more accurate understanding of the event.

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The process of creating an oral history project taught me the process and hardships immigrants had to go through. It is important to have a diversity of historical mediums because it is good to have different resources and point of views.