tony hernandez, he and his family immigrated from cuba in the 1960s. halle ib hi ibrahim moved to th. when he was 15. and anna moved here when she was 15 from the philippines. tony, you interviewed hundreds of immigrants, and has the american dream changed in the last few decades? >> i don't think that the american dream has changed so much. the american dream means something different for everyone. it means striking it rich. based on over 1,000 interview that's i have conducted, that tends to be the minority. the majority of the people are simply coming here for the opportunity to live a better life. in the case of my parents, it was a chance to not live in a communist country. to be able to pursue their dreams, not necessarily tied to material goods. where i think that the story changes so much, when my parents arrived here in the 60s, we moved to new jersey, and there were blue collar jobs everywhere. my father said, if i lost one job, i would find another one before i arrived home. that's no longer the case. so for immigrants with limited education,

here to share his story is tony hernandez who created the immigrant archive project. he and his family i am graduated from cuba in the 1960s. he bra hemmoved to the u.s. from pakistan when he was 13. >> ann policien is from the philippines. she moved here when she was 15. thanks so much to all of you for being on thestream. tony, you have interviewed hundreds of immigrants pretty much about everything. has the american dream changed in the last few decades. >> i don't think the american dream has changed so much. the american dream means something different for everyone. for some, it means coming to the u.s. and striking it rich although i have to tell you, based upon over a thousand interviews i conducted, that tends to be the minority. when people were simply coming here for an opportunity to live a better life. in the case of my parents, it was for a chance to not live in a communist country, to be able to pursue their dreams. not necessarily tied to material goods where i think the story changes somewhat is in the last 20 years, we have lost so many manufacturing