From There to Here… 2022
Elsa Santos
As part of their 2022 Social Studies unit, thirty-eight Winchester Thurston School fifth graders interviewed people who came to the Pittsburgh area from other parts of the world. Here are excerpts from these interviews, and the students’ reflections on this project. This collaboration between SLB Radio Productions, Inc. and Winchester Thurston School was funded by the City as Our Campus initiative
Interviews
Habakkuk Baldonado – Italy
Hugo Cruz – Cuba
Mai Khoi – Vietnam
Oleh Dovhun – Ukraine
Lavinia Ivanica – Romania
Elsa Santos – Azores
Rogerio Torres – Brazil
Grainne Trainor – Ireland
Sandra Villarroel – Chile
Munir Zazai – Afghanistan
Reflections
… on interviewing Habakkuk Baldonado
Ava
Adrian
Sasha
Cooper
… on interviewing Hugo Cruz
Drew
Amir
Isabel
Kaat
… on interviewing Mai Khoi
Libby
Paul
Mikhayla
… on interviewing Oleh Dovhun
Effie
Margaret
James
… on interviewing Lavinia Ivanica
Carolyn
Blake
Theo
Noa
… on interviewing Elsa Santos
Harrison
Grace
Jasmin
Max
… on interviewing Rogerio Torres
Lila
Khalil
Riya
Noah
… on interviewing Grainne Trainor
David
Antoni
Leah
Quinn
… on interviewing Sandra Villarroel
Arthur
Brylie
Jonah
Cloe
… on interviewing Munir Zazai
Drew
Cole
Sophie
Jose
