Vietnam war

We talked about the Vietnam war. It affected my grandmas brother.

Education and Religion in a Southern Grandmother

I interviewed my granny about her childhood and how things such as the Civil Rights Movement and poverty affected her education and childhood to now.

Caroline Docherty interviews her grandma, Margaret Haran, about her immigration to the United States from Ireland.

This interview was recorded by Caroline Docherty on November 13th, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. Caroline (age 16) asks her grandma, Margaret Haran, about her immigration to the United States from Ireland in 1963. Margaret describes her immigration experience and what...

Tim Maniscalo, Life in the 1960s

Tim Maniscalo (born 1955) discusses his life in the 1960s, particularly memories of the Vietnam War and the assassinations of JFK, MLK Jr. and Bobby Kennedy.

Childhood in the Jim Crow Era

This interview was done with my mother who grew up in the Jim Crow Era. She was more than glad to give me feedback on everything that happened during that time.

My Grandmother’s Interview #TheGreatListen

My grandmother has lived an amazing life and today she will be sharing it through this short but informational interview.

“It was a big transition coming from there, I was too young.”

My grandmother, Leontina, talks about her new life and transition into living in America with her new experiences and hardships.

An Aspiring Activist’s Recollections

Growing up in the countryside of Korea, Ho Shim Kim aspired to become a teacher and educate children and adults in impoverished communities how to read and write Korean. In addition, she recounts her dreams of becoming activist at the...

Addy Mock Interviews Grandma in Charleston South Carolina

My grandma, Joanne “Mimi” Martin, and I talked about her experiences with many different things including voting, living in Japan, traveling, working, and growing up in the 1940s. We talked about her job in Japan during Vietnam. She told me...

Margie Dell Duncan interview
November 29, 2017 App Interview

This is a interview of Margaret Duncan she was born in 1936 and recalls her childhood during world war 2. She goes on to explain childhood fads and what the chaotic 60s were like and how Kennedy’s assassination really impacted...

Life of an American dreamer

I interviewed a significant person who is great at business

A CIA agent falls in love in Cold War Beirut

My grandmother described leaving rural New York for her education and short career in the U.S. Secret Service in Beirut, Lebanon, in the early days of the Cold War, while her sister took a very different path (a convent). There...

A Trip to the Past

In this interview my grandmother talks about what is is like to grow up during World War II as well as her experiences during that time.

Grandma Jan: Her backstory and advice

In this Isabella Miya (16) interviewed with Jan Hildebrand (75) her grandma about her life growing up in the 50s and 60s. As a young adult, Jan experienced a lot of racial tension because of her friends she associated with....

Combat Veteran interviews Military Widow

Mrs.Joy was kind enough to share her life experiences with me and I am forever grateful. She is a military widow who owns her own daycare. Being a combat veteran myself, I had countless questions because of the many intersections...