Sharing our stories in an effort to help us realize we are all
an important part of the beautiful mosaic that is America.
WRITTEN STORIES
Barbara Stetter
People tend to think of recent immigration. However, my story begins in Germany, where my grandfather became a merchant marine in 1926 aboard a U.S.-bound ship. Once the ship arrived in New York, he got off and never reboarded, choosing to stay here forever.
Janice
My parents came to the U.S. from their home countries, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. A couple years after getting married, they came to the United States as missionaries.
Bryant Garcia
My father is from El Salvador and came to the U.S. in 1970 through his sister, who is a U.S. citizen. He came to the U.S. on her request since she saw that there was very little opportunity for a young man like my father in El Salvador.
Lesmayra Bautista
My name is Lesmayra. I was born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. My family and I first moved to New York City in 1975 from Puerto Rico. I was just one year old. I only remember bits and pieces of the five years that we lived in New York.
Susana Diehl
My name is Susana Diehl. I am originally from Lima, Peru. I immigrated to the USA 20 years ago — at 15 years old — with my mom. Just the two of us left all our family behind for a better future.
