WE WERE STRANGERS ONCE, TOO.
June 25, 2017
“Playing music on the street downtown 3-4 nights a week for 8 years requires musical talent, patience, smiles, wisdom, and courage. I witnessed a murder in […]
June 25, 2017
“I am a visual artist currently living in Scottsdale, Arizona. I was 35 years old when I immigrated to the United States. I studied art since […]
June 25, 2017
“I’m Hsiu-Jung, Shen (Doris Shen), an educational counselor from Taipei, Taiwan. I’m a new immigrant to America. My husband and I met and got married in […]
June 25, 2017
“Born and raised in Hong Kong, China, I came to America in 1968. I earned my bachelor degrees in biology and psychology in 1972 at the […]
June 25, 2017
“I cannot imagine being or feeling anything else, but being an immigrant. I have been an immigrant several times in my life; as a very young […]
June 25, 2017
“I’m a first-generation Irish-American and grew up straddling two cultures. My Mom is Australian-born Irish, the daughter of a World War I war bride. She was […]
June 17, 2017
“As a little girl, I wanted to help children who were victims of war and other types of abuse. I decided I would go to a […]
June 17, 2017
“I left my country Brazil due to the financial crisis that hit there in the late 80s. I was 21 years old and living in the […]
June 17, 2017
“I am originally from Poland – born into its communist past. I left my country 13 years ago to live in multiple places in varying capacities. […]
June 17, 2017
“I often find myself torn whenever I face the question of where I’m from. So much of me is made up of the people who have […]
June 17, 2017
“I am 36 years old and an immigrant through adoption. Brought here at the age of two by my adopted parents from Seoul, South Korea. Like […]
June 17, 2017
“Grey, not a color but a hue. Not accepted as black, not accepted white but uniquely grey. That is who I am, who my son is, […]
June 17, 2017
“Though I have a lot of identities that are marginalized in America even outside of an ‘immigrant’ context, I still try to use my privilege of being […]
June 17, 2017
“My family moved to the United States from Bangladesh when I was seven years old. We arrived in New York City in 1997, and I remember […]
June 17, 2017
“A lot of people automatically assume that I’m American because of my accent. But I’m not. Currently, I am a legal permanent resident. I have this […]
June 17, 2017
“I don’t really feel like an immigrant because I grew up here in the US after coming here as a baby. I only notice I’m an […]
June 17, 2017
“One night to look at my surroundings, an impoverished, dangerous and economically depressed neighborhood at a tender age to see reality face to face. A place […]
June 17, 2017
“I am from Indonesia, a mixture of Dutch and Indonesian. I moved to Eugene, Oregon in the early 90’s from Karachi, Pakistan. I was working for […]
June 17, 2017
“May 1994 was the year my life unraveled. My family was excited. It was the 23rd of May and we were all packed and ready. This […]
June 17, 2017
“I immigrated to the United States from Athens, Greece in 1989 when I was 30 years old. I had met my future wife Maggie while she […]
June 17, 2017
“There’s no half and half to me. I am not fully American. I am not fully Indian. I consider myself to be from this Polynesian background […]
June 17, 2017
“I was born in 1971 in El Salvador/Honduras. I was conceived by a non-consensual act during the war. My family was part of a group that […]
June 17, 2017
“We moved to the United States when I was 14 years old. That was 26 years ago. I was born in England but moved from Barbados […]
June 17, 2017
“It’s hard to be an immigrant and be away from your family for so long and know that even though there’s so much here that we […]
June 17, 2017
“My story never begins with my birth. My story always begins with my immigrant grandparents, both of whom came from a small village in Gifu-ken on […]
June 17, 2017
“I’m a first-generation Mexican immigrant who has benefitted from government aid– essentially, America’s worst nightmare. Growing up, I never really understood what people meant by the […]
June 17, 2017
“I feel as though I have been existing between two worlds. Neither here nor there. I have the pale skin and light eyes of my mother […]
June 11, 2017
“Growing up in Umbria, the green region and heart of Italy, I had a pretty uneventful childhood. Or so I thought. I was born as Rosalinda […]
June 11, 2017
“Sometimes immigrants call living the American Dream simply providing a better life for their kids. Immigrants working grocery stores, laundromats and the like to provide for […]
June 11, 2017
“I was born March 1975 and the Fall of Saigon was April 30, 1975. I’ve been told that the village I was born in is a […]
June 11, 2017
“I immigrated to the San Francisco Bay area with my parents from El Salvador when I was an infant. The only time I saw my father […]
"WE WERE STRANGERS ONCE, TOO."
June 25, 2017
“Playing music on the street downtown 3-4 nights a week for 8 years requires musical talent, patience, smiles, wisdom, and courage. I witnessed a murder in […]
June 25, 2017
“I am a visual artist currently living in Scottsdale, Arizona. I was 35 years old when I immigrated to the United States. I studied art since […]
June 25, 2017
“I’m Hsiu-Jung, Shen (Doris Shen), an educational counselor from Taipei, Taiwan. I’m a new immigrant to America. My husband and I met and got married in […]
June 25, 2017
“Born and raised in Hong Kong, China, I came to America in 1968. I earned my bachelor degrees in biology and psychology in 1972 at the […]
June 25, 2017
“I cannot imagine being or feeling anything else, but being an immigrant. I have been an immigrant several times in my life; as a very young […]
June 25, 2017
“I’m a first-generation Irish-American and grew up straddling two cultures. My Mom is Australian-born Irish, the daughter of a World War I war bride. She was […]
June 17, 2017
“As a little girl, I wanted to help children who were victims of war and other types of abuse. I decided I would go to a […]
June 17, 2017
“I left my country Brazil due to the financial crisis that hit there in the late 80s. I was 21 years old and living in the […]
June 17, 2017
“I am originally from Poland – born into its communist past. I left my country 13 years ago to live in multiple places in varying capacities. […]
June 17, 2017
“I often find myself torn whenever I face the question of where I’m from. So much of me is made up of the people who have […]
June 17, 2017
“I am 36 years old and an immigrant through adoption. Brought here at the age of two by my adopted parents from Seoul, South Korea. Like […]
June 17, 2017
“Grey, not a color but a hue. Not accepted as black, not accepted white but uniquely grey. That is who I am, who my son is, […]
June 17, 2017
“Though I have a lot of identities that are marginalized in America even outside of an ‘immigrant’ context, I still try to use my privilege of being […]
June 17, 2017
“My family moved to the United States from Bangladesh when I was seven years old. We arrived in New York City in 1997, and I remember […]
June 17, 2017
“A lot of people automatically assume that I’m American because of my accent. But I’m not. Currently, I am a legal permanent resident. I have this […]
June 17, 2017
“I don’t really feel like an immigrant because I grew up here in the US after coming here as a baby. I only notice I’m an […]
June 17, 2017
“One night to look at my surroundings, an impoverished, dangerous and economically depressed neighborhood at a tender age to see reality face to face. A place […]
June 17, 2017
“I am from Indonesia, a mixture of Dutch and Indonesian. I moved to Eugene, Oregon in the early 90’s from Karachi, Pakistan. I was working for […]
June 17, 2017
“May 1994 was the year my life unraveled. My family was excited. It was the 23rd of May and we were all packed and ready. This […]
June 17, 2017
“I immigrated to the United States from Athens, Greece in 1989 when I was 30 years old. I had met my future wife Maggie while she […]
June 17, 2017
“There’s no half and half to me. I am not fully American. I am not fully Indian. I consider myself to be from this Polynesian background […]
June 17, 2017
“I was born in 1971 in El Salvador/Honduras. I was conceived by a non-consensual act during the war. My family was part of a group that […]
June 17, 2017
“We moved to the United States when I was 14 years old. That was 26 years ago. I was born in England but moved from Barbados […]
June 17, 2017
“It’s hard to be an immigrant and be away from your family for so long and know that even though there’s so much here that we […]
June 17, 2017
“My story never begins with my birth. My story always begins with my immigrant grandparents, both of whom came from a small village in Gifu-ken on […]
June 17, 2017
“I’m a first-generation Mexican immigrant who has benefitted from government aid– essentially, America’s worst nightmare. Growing up, I never really understood what people meant by the […]
June 17, 2017
“I feel as though I have been existing between two worlds. Neither here nor there. I have the pale skin and light eyes of my mother […]
June 11, 2017
“Growing up in Umbria, the green region and heart of Italy, I had a pretty uneventful childhood. Or so I thought. I was born as Rosalinda […]
June 11, 2017
“Sometimes immigrants call living the American Dream simply providing a better life for their kids. Immigrants working grocery stores, laundromats and the like to provide for […]
June 11, 2017
“I was born March 1975 and the Fall of Saigon was April 30, 1975. I’ve been told that the village I was born in is a […]
June 11, 2017
“I immigrated to the San Francisco Bay area with my parents from El Salvador when I was an infant. The only time I saw my father […]
ABOUT IMMIGRANTS IN AMERICA
Photographic essays depicting lives of immigrants in America. A project by Oregon based photographer/artist Melissa "Mimi" Nolledo.
Outstanding Community Leadership Award
June 16, 2017
Showing at Disorient Asian American Film Festival
April 20, 2017