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Oral history interview with Yuriana Aguilar conducted by Sankar Raman in 2017 for The Immigrant Story. Aguilar is an undocumented immigrant from Mexico who came to the United States with her family when she was 5. She is a recipient of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and earned a Ph.D. at the University of California Merced.

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Oral history interview with Chris Ayzoukian conducted by Sankar Raman, Lindsey Keefer, and Nancy Dollahite on December 22, 2019. Ayzoukian discusses his early life in Beirut, Lebanon, during Lebanon's civil war; life in Los Angeles County, California, from 1983 to 2017; and his work as general manager of the Patricia Reser Center for the Arts in Beaverton, Oregon.

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Oral history interview with Lilia Boteva-Ayzoukian, conducted by Sankar Raman, Nancy E. Dollahite, and Lindsey Keefer on December 22, 2019, for The Immigrant Story. Boteva-Ayzoukian discusses her acting career in Bulgaria, her marriage to Barkev Ayzoukian, and raising a family in Beirut during Lebanon's civil war.

Abstract Oral history interview with Elizabeth Flores, conducted by Sankar Raman, Nancy Dollahite, and Britany Cano-Briceno on January 20, 2020, for The Immigrant Story. Flores discusses her early life in rural Mexico and her experiences adjusting to life in the United States, including learning English. She shares her experiences as a Spanish speaker in California and during her education there; discusses studying to become a doctor; and speaks about her medical clinic, HousecallMD, which makes...

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Oral history interview with Daniel Franco-Núñez, conducted by Sankar Raman, Nancy Dollahite, and Angelica Alarcon on June 1, 2020, for The Immigrant Story. Franco-Núñez discusses his experiences as an undocumented immigrant in California and Oregon.