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Life in Italy was more simple. We share and cherish memories for as long as we live and pass beautiful stories down from generation to generation.

In this interview, conducted on December 2nd, 2017 in Plano, Texas, Shivani Srividya talks about her childhood. Varshini Ganesh and Shivani Srividya being sisters talk about them growing up together. She talks about her memories and vivid imaginations as what...

While my grandfather was stationed in Italy my father was ran over by a bus. He was lucky to have no broken bones only muscle damage. Later when he returned to the United States it took him a while to...

One Small Step conversation partners Veronica (36) and Jenni (42) have a conversation about their backgrounds growing up and living in different places, their experiences living abroad in Italy, and their views on having diverse communities and perspectives in their...

Ashley Gasienica interviews Pasquale Capocci on November 23,2017 in Schererville, Indiana in Pasquale’s house. Pasquale was born in Castel San Vincenzo, Italy. He grew up on a farm in the mountains where he worked from a very young age. He...

Jorida Dervishi is an idealist through and through. Jorida came from Albania to Milan 4 years ago and opened her own school for women immigrants to help them learn to speak Italian. While working with her school devoted to women...

Mother and Son talk about childhood while making a Sunday dinner

In this interview, conducted on November 24, 2017, Emily Lynott (14) and her grandmother Joan Laracuente (74) talk about early life and friendships in New York, occupations of herself, her parents, and her husband, and memories from her childhood and...

Ella and Ozzy Pelican interview their grandparents about their lives and lessons learned.

Sandy Frost (52) talks with her mother Taffy Solcher (79) and asks about Taffy's unique childhood, growing up as the daughter of a man in the oil business which meant growing up all over the world, in places like Columbia,...

During my interview with pap, we talked about his childhood growing up on the farm. We also touched on his life in the military, how he met his wife, his career, and raising his kids.

In this interview, I ask my mother about growing up in the shore town of Latakia Syria and her experience moving to the United States at the age of 12. She discusses cultural differences between the regions, how her and...

Valentina Marin (16) interviews her uncle, Leonardo Villa (54) about his childhood in Colombia and about working at the Twin Towers.

This is an interview between my grandmother Lauretta Alberti and myself. The questions were compiled by the extended family and the interview occurred during a family reunion over the 2015 Thanksgiving weekend.

Interview featuring Odile Zelenak (stepmom). Revisited her past, had some thoughts about the present, and looked into the future.

Although she’s sick of hearing it, my Nonna is a strong, powerful woman. She like the rest of my family has lost so much but know that she will always have her family to lean on. Faith is one of...

Daniel Rose 13 years old interviewing his dad Jeff Rose 63 years old. Jeff talked about what it was like going to school in Italy.

This interview is about my grandmother or my Nonna’s life.

Nonno and I talked about his childhood in Italy.

Interviewing my mother, Claudia, to share the importance of food with family members and the role it has played in our own relationship.

My mother, Josephine Castelli, who was born in Italy speaks about her journey to the United States. She tells her story about learning English while going to school. She tells about her job as a makeup artist and hairdresser, and...

A conversation with my mother about her ancestors and early childhood, and about what she hopes her legacy will be.

In this interview Katelyn Gallaher interviews her grandmother Diane Signorino‘s about her life and past knowledge she has required and wants to pass on along with story’s and traditions.

Christian Escudero interviewed his grandmother, Carmela Escudero who is 77 years old from Pola, Italy. In the interview she explains her early life in Italy and the lessons she has learned on her way to the United States.

We talked about what his life was like in Italy. Also what he did when he was growing up.