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This interview is part of Hannah Jessen's investigation into the lives of the mothers of migration. She is studying the relationship between mother and child, the ways they support their families in a new context, the new concerns that come with raising their children in a different country, and their hopes for their families and for themselves in…

Primavera is a Mexican immigrant who arrived in Durham, North Carolina nine years ago. In this interview she talks about her life in Mexico, her experience in a new country and her perspective on various topics, including family, cultural differences between the United States and Mexico, and differences between genders. She also mentions her work…

Sara Gonzalez is a PhD candidate in the Political Science Department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is an Argentinean native who migrated to the United States in 2008 to pursue her degree in academia. Growing up in middle class Buenos Aires, Gonzalez is first in her family to complete her college degree and obtain a…

Ricardo Marquez, (pseudonym) is a Mexican native currently living in Durham, North Carolina. Marquez was raised in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, but decided to migrate to the United States in order to find work. A licensed public accountant in Mexico, Marquez was unable to find employment in Mexico, so he moved, first to Georgia and then North Carolina.…

Ruben Martinez is an immigrant from San Luis Potosi, Mexico who is currently living in Durham, North Carolina. Martinez migrated from his hometown when he was sixteen years old in order to earn a higher wage than what he could make in Mexico. He had finished the equivalent of high school in Mexico but was unable to continue his education at a…

Nereida Almeida is an undergraduate student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Almeida's family comes from different parts of Mexico, her mother from Tampico, Tamaulipas and her father from Guadalajara, Jalisco. They lived in several different U.S. cities but settled in Charlotte, N.C. where Almeida has lived her entire life. She…

Ana Amaya is an undergraduate student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Amaya and her family come from Colombia; her mother resides in Cary, N.C. while her father lives in California. As a child, Amaya moved around quite a bit, temporarily living in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Myrtle Beach, S.C.; Hillsborough, N.C.; and Durham, N.C. …

Adriana Iturbide is an undergraduate student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Iturbide’s family comes from Toluca, Mexico, but moved to Charlotte, N.C. in 1996 because of her father's job transfer at the BB&T Corporation (Branch Banking & Trust). Throughout her life, she has attended school and, following her parents’ example,…