Anna Błoczyńska née Nowicka is originally from Gdańsk. She was born in 1960. While she stayed on the coast, she worked as a preschool teacher. She came to the United States in the 1980s along with her boyfriend. Her journey to Hamtramck took her all the way through Italy, where Anna went on a pilgrimage. Her arrival to the US was organised by the Tolstoy Foundation. She came there as a political refugee. She took on various jobs, at a school, as a store clerk, and caregiver for the elderly.

The interview was conducted by Anna Muller on 2 August 2015 in Hamtramck.