Kang-min arrived in the United States in 2002, leaving his home country of South Korea where he had lived for over 40 years. In this video, he tells the story of his initial days of arrival, the people who helped him settle down, and the tribulations he has faced with language barriers.

Japanese law at the time Ann was born was that children would have the same citizenship as their father. Because Ann's dad was a white American citizen, Ann was automatically granted U.S citizenship. This made her migration journey to the United States for college quite simple. However, despite having an American last name and a U.S passport, Ann still felt alien when she arrived on Bryn Mawr campus. She reflects deeply on what it means to be a U.S citizen, and how it's not as simple as having documentation. Without an understanding or connection to the U.S culture, Ann was ostracized for her Japanese culture and habits.

Myung shares some of the cultural shocks that she experienced upon immigrating to and settling in the U.S. As someone who was raised with Confucian values, she was surprised when she first heard her daughter-in-law address her by her first name. Myung speaks to the cultural hump that she encountered in her adjustment to a more liberal culture that did not foreground unequivocal deference to elders. She also brings up the difficulty in forging new relationships after moving to her home in the U.S. In addition to her immigration story, she reflects on other moments of migration including her move to Seoul in her childhood and her experience living in London during her early years.