Stories from Unheard Voices
An online storytelling platform of histories and experiences from immigrants and children of immigrants in Greater Minnesota.
Stories from Unheard VoicesAbout Stories from Unheard Voices
Stories from Unheard Voices began from a simple realization that many powerful stories in Minnesota were never being written down. In small towns across the region, immigrant families were building communities, raising children, and creating traditions, yet their stories were rarely reflected in books, classrooms, or local history. The project was created to offer a space where immigrants and children of immigrants across Greater Minnesota can share their histories in their own words. It centers everyday voices and lived experience as knowledge that deserves to be preserved, respected, and remembered.
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Stories from Unheard Voices
Familia Martinez, Mexican
Esposo: Nosotros somos de Michoacan, Mexico pero nos conosimos en California. Yo me vine en los settentas y mi esposo llego en los ochentas. Yo e vivido en los Estados Unidos desde que era chico. Nos conocimos en un baile en Los Angeles. Nos casamos en California y a los veinte y dos aƱos nos decidimos venir para Minnesota.
Ana Lozano, El Salvador
I was born in Kodiak Island, Alaska. My uncle was the first person that immigrated to the United States during the El Salvadoran civil war. He went to Alaska because there was a lot of work in the fishing industry. Then my mom at the age of 19 also wanted a better future, so she followed my uncle to Alaska. By then, there were other cousins there too and most worked in the fishing industry for a few years.
Sandra PiƱeda, El Salvador
Tengo 13 años viviendo en Worthington y no he vivido en otro lugar excepto Worthington. Worthington me parece un lugar tranquilo y un lugar acogedor. QuizÔs no hay mucho entretenimiento para los niños o para la juventud, pero siento que, a comparación a otros lugares es mas libre de drogas y libre de pandillas. Durante estos años trabaje con Helping Hand, una organizacion donde orientamos a las mujeres, dÔndoles consejos de su cuidado de embarazo.
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Stories from Unheard Voices is an online storytelling platform sharing the histories and lived experiences of immigrants and children of immigrants across Greater Minnesota, amplifying voices and preserving stories that shape our communities.
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In the Soy la Misma newsletter, Andrea reflects on her upbringing in the rural Midwest as the daughter of Mexican immigrants, sharing stories about education, culture, identity, and the experiences shaping her life.
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