Questions for Interview Video

1st Generation Immigrant (I immigrated)
2nd Generation Immigrant (I am interviewing someone who immigrated)
3rd Generation Immigrant

1st Generation Immigrant (I immigrated)
The stories you should tell can boil down to
“What did it mean to come here?” and “What does it mean to be here?”

Many follow-up questions:
i.e. When did you come? Where did you come from? What were you leaving? What was it like? What were you looking for? What did your family do in your native land? Tell me a fascinating story about your journey?

What was it like when you got here?
How different was reality from expectations?

2nd Generation Immigrant (I am interviewing someone who immigrated)

What was it like when you got here?
How different was reality from expectations?
Why did you come to America?
When did you come? Where did you come from? What were you leaving? What was it like? What were you looking for? What did your family do in your native land? Tell me a fascinating story about your journey?

Explore the human relationship element.
Were married couples split apart?
How many years were they living apart?
How did they handle the lonliness?
How much money did they need to save up to bring everyone to America and join them?
How did they accomplish that?

3rd Generation Immigrant

The major questions to ask/answer in this vein should include this set of questions:
1. Do you think the American Dream still alive?
2. What is your family’s immigrant story?
3. Did he/she fulfill the American Dream to you?
4. Who now embodies the American Dream to you?