Ann Evans grew up in County Roscommon, Ireland, and came to Tacoma via New York, Peru, and then Seattle. She and her husband were successful shopkeepers who found Tacoma a beautiful place to live and raise their family. ------------------------- This interview is part of The Tacoma Immigrant Stories Project, an ongoing initiative from the World Affairs Council of Tacoma to record, capture and present the experiences of Tacoma immigrants in their own words. From the date of Tacoma's incorporation as a city, immigrants have contributed to the character and vitality of the community. These brief interviews are intended to raise awareness of the immigrant experience in Tacoma and the contributions that immigrants make to our city. This video was filmed by Gray Media Productions. This project is funded in part by a grant from Tacoma Creates.

Qudsia Khan came to the United States as a foreign medical graduate from Pakistan. Here, she shares her story of becoming a physician in the US, learning a new culture, raising a family, and building a community in Tacoma. ------------------------- This interview is part of The Tacoma Immigrant Stories Project, an ongoing initiative from the World Affairs Council of Tacoma to record, capture and present the experiences of Tacoma immigrants in their own words. From the date of Tacoma's incorporation as a city, immigrants have contributed to the character and vitality of the community. These brief interviews are intended to raise awareness of the immigrant experience in Tacoma and the contributions that immigrants make to our city. This video was filmed by Gray Media Productions. This project is funded in part by a grant from Tacoma Creates.

Marisela Fleites-Lear was born in Cuba and came to the US to marry her American fiancée. As an islander, we learn of the importance to her of living by the water, the challenges of navigating cultural clues, and how welcoming she found Tacoma to be from Day One. ------------------------- This interview is part of The Tacoma Immigrant Stories Project, an ongoing initiative from the World Affairs Council of Tacoma to record, capture and present the experiences of Tacoma immigrants in their own words. From the date of Tacoma's incorporation as a city, immigrants have contributed to the character and vitality of the community. These brief interviews are intended to raise awareness of the immigrant experience in Tacoma and the contributions that immigrants make to our city. This video was filmed by Gray Media Productions. This project is funded in part by a grant from Tacoma Creates.