Listen to the oral histories by Bartanen and O'Meara, who relate the ways in which their families came to Michigan. Bartanen's family came from Finland and O'Meara's from Canada, but in what ways are their experiences similar? Is there something we can call the "immigrant experience" that all people who come to the United States share?
This link opens a new page. Scroll down the page to find links to the Bartanen and O'Meara interviews.
http://www.kentsgenealogy.com/finnamericanoralhistories/GeneralInterviews.html