Immigrants -- Oregon
Found in 61 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Naw Bi Tha Aye La
Oral history interview with Naw Bi Tha Aye La conducted by Sankar Raman on May 13, 2017, for The Immigrant Story. Naw Bi Tha Aye La was born in a refugee camp on the Thai-Myanmar border, and her family was able to resettle in the United States in 2010.
Oral history interview with Brenda Neri-Wong
Oral history interview with Brenda Neri-Wong conducted by Sankar Raman and Briana Ybanez on August 22, 2018, for The Immigrant Story. Neri-Wong came to the United States from Mexico as a child to seek treatment for a blood disorder. She later became a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program recipient.
Oral history interview with Belise Nishimwe
Oral history interview with Belise Nishimwe conducted by Elanya Yussen on June 10, 2019, for The Immigrant Story. Belise discusses her life in the Mutabira refugee camp in Tanzania, her life after immigrating to the United States in the mid-2000s, and her participation in the Poetry Out Loud contest.
Oral history interview with Henk Pander
Oral history interview with Henk Pander conducted by Charles Digregorio on July 28, 1978. Pander discusses his career as an artist in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and in Portland, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Nong Poonsukwattana
Oral history interview with Nong Poonsukwattana conducted by Monica Salazar on August 12, 2019, for The Immigrant Story. Poonsukwattana discusses her experiences as a Thai American and a restaurant owner in Portland, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Yamini Rajan
Oral history interview with Yamini Rajan conducted by Monica Salazar and Sankar Raman on February 20, 2019, for The Immigrant Story. Rajan discusses her experience as an Indian immigrant in Oregon and speaks about her mental health during her teenage years.
Oral history interview with Nader Rezvani
Oral history interview with Nader Rezvani conducted by Dora Totoian and Sankar Raman on August 15, 2019, for The Immigrant Story. Rezvani discusses his experiences in Germany and the United States as an immigrant from Iran, and talks about his career as an engineer at Tektronix, Inc. in Beaverton, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Sarah Rikaz
Oral history interview with Sarah Rikaz conducted by Sankar Raman on January 11, 2019, for The Immigrant Story. Rikaz discusses her career as an artist and her experiences in Portland, Oregon, as an immigrant from Sri Lanka.
Oral history interview with Mario Gomez-Rubio
Oral history interview with Mario Gomez-Rubio conducted by Sankar Raman on March 18, 2017, for The Immigrant Story. Gomez-Rubio and his family immigrated to Oregon from Mexico in 2015. His mother, Elizabeth Rubio-Alfaro, also participated in the interview.
Oral history interview with Ariel Rubstein
Oral history interview with Ariel Rubstein conducted by Charles Digregorio on August 16, 1978. Rubstein was a concert director and pianist in Portland, Oregon.