We tell our own families' migration stories through presenting a family migration artifact and explaining its meaning for us and our families. Here you may learn:  

• where did they come from
• when  did they come to the United States.
• why did they emigrate 

Maps show our families' homelands and chart their path to the US. You can learn more in our web portfolio Bios too!

Where did your family come from?

Faith Alvarez, El Salvador

Yelizaveta Ananyeva, Russia

Martha Lopez, Mexico (Durango)

Navil Navarrete, Mexico (Jalisco)

Natalia Nguyen, Vietnam

Maritza Paiz, Mexico/Ecuador

Diana Perez-Ramirez, Mexico

José Ponce, Honduras

Jonathan Portillo, El Salvador

Raymond Portillo, Spain/Mexico

Andres Rocha, Mexico

Dajana Vucinic, Bosnia

Lydia Canniff, Honduras

Aleetha Castro, Italy/Scotland

Walter Cox, Barbados

John Hickman, Germany/England/Ireland/France

Rodel Mariano, Mexico/Philippines

Adam Mayhan, Yugoslavia

Sonya Miguel, German/Native American

Maxwell Turner, Italy

Christopher Ulery, England

Jonathan Wright, Africa