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Cassie Chinn, Jeni Fung, Dori Cahn and Jay Stansell tour the INS Building

Oral History Interview with Li Chang Wong

Oral History Interview with Vivien Sharples

Dennis Batyuchenko describes his life growing up in Russia, moving to the US at 16, and navigating life as a stateless immigrant here. He includes stories of his time in Montana and Philadelphia, including engaging in crime and drug use, but also…

Dolly Castillo talks about her growing up in the Philippines, her schooling in the United States, her immigration experiences and her job here in the United States.

Hing Chinn shares his experiences of immigrating to the United States. He also talks a little about the immigration process of his father, mother and wife to the United States.

Miyo Ike describes her life as a Seattle native, her experiences at the Minidoka internment camp, and her visits to her relatives in Hiroshima. She depicts her experiences with the INS Building during its use as a detention center for single Japanese…

Former Swahili instructor at University of Washington, Seyed Maulana recounts his childhood in Mombasa, before his immigration ot the United States. In the US, he depicts his immigration process, and how a strong education made the process easier for…

Mozhdeh Oskouian was born in Tehran in 1966. Her father was in the Shah's Air Force, but after some persuasion from her mother during the Islamic Revolution, Mozdeh left her home country and immigrated to Seattle. Her asylum lawyer's poor performance…

This is an oral history of Joseph Pham and Nova Phung and their immigration to the United States from Vietnam. They each explain the process of how they both were refugees fleeing from Vietnam and how they both were interpreters at the INS Building.