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In this interview, conducted in November of 2017 in Chicago, Illinois, Keyla Garcia (17) interviews her mother Karla Franco (45) about her experiences growing up in relation to school and work. Ms. Franco describes her time in school as a...

My grandma came to Chicago at 4 years old and explains how her life was growing up.

In this interview, proceeded on November 25,2017 in Chicago, Illinois, Edwin Altez interviews his father about his childhood and life in Peru and how it impacted his life when we came to America. Also talked about his hobbies and relationships...

Peter Singh (16) talks with his grandmother, Mercedes Luz (70) about her childhood and growing up in the Philippines. Mercedes discusses her time in Iran during the Iran Iraq war as a nurse in a military hospital. She traveled across...

This StoryCorps interview was about my grandmothers life growing up in Beirut, Lebanon and her move to Chicago, Illinois.

Father Frank DeSiano calls himself a "lifer." He entered the Paulist junior seminary as a teenager. That was more than 45 years ago. He's a noted leader in evangelization or sharing of the Catholic faith. Father Frank has been the...

In this interview i have a meaningful conversation with my grandmother about life and more importantly hers. You catch a glimpse in the end of real feelings.

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in Chicago, Illinois, Citlali Rodriguez (16) interviews her former teacher, Timothy McCormick (29) about his childhood and and current life situation. Mr. McCormick shares his thoughts on his past and present, content with...

The life and times of a wonderful, Greek Yaya.

Chicago , Illinois on 11/26/17. Interviewer is Kevin Nguyen (14) and person getting interviewed is Dung Nguyen (50). We just talked about basic stuff. I don’t want to force people to say stuff that they don’t wanna say so that...

My grandmother tell about her life childhood to adulthood

This interview, made in November 2017 in O'Fallon, Missouri, Madelyn (15) interviews her mother (50) about her childhood and her experiences growing up as well as her experiences later in life. She shares her memories of her friends and relatives....

In this interview, Conducted in November 2017 in Watseka, Illinois, Alexa Lawson (16) interviews her grandma, Nancy Hauch (60) about her life, memories, and things in our family. Ms. Hauch talks about important people in her life, stories of Alexa’s...

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in Cicero, Illinois, Efren Carreño (18) interviews his mother Maria Cardona (45) about her childhood in the country she was born

This interview is with my grandpa and I while we met during thanksgiving. We covered areas of his younger life, and I certainly learned a lot of things about him that I never knew!

Megan Kilroe interviewed Barbara Benz on November 23, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. Megan is a 16 year old girl, and she attends Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School as a junior. Barbara Benz is her great aunt, and she is...

In this interview, conducted on November 2017 in Whitehall Pennsylvania, Kamil Gjondla (15) interviews Marian Owsianski (51) about his life in Poland and America. Marian Owsianski talks about his adolescent life in Poland and his job experiences. He talks about...

Collete is a strong 75 year old women who adores her family and neighbors. She had a fun and adventurous childhood but there were some twist and turns. She grew up in Chicago and later moved to the Eastside, life...

In this interview, I interviewed my dad about the obstacles and funny moments he had to face in order to be the person he is today, telling us that it wasn't easy to adjust into a new country, but with...

In this interview, conducted in Chicago, Illinois, Ulises Martinez, my father, shared with me some of the relationships he had with his family and friends. Some of them being very happy and other really sad, he shares what he had...

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in Toledo, Ohio, Sofia Sferra interviews her aunt, Sue Sferra. They talk about Aunt Sue’s experience with a loss in her family early on in her life. They also talk about her supporting...

We talked about her life and traditions and what she wanted to do when she was older. She also told me about her happiest moments in life like when she got married and the birth of her 3 daughters.

Interview with my mom during Thanksgiving 2019.

Granddaughter Leah (31) and Grandmother/Babcia Janina (88) discuss her life in occupied Poland during World War II. Recorded on February 9, 2018.

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in Toledo, Ohio, Sofia Sferra interviews Roxy. They talked about Roxy’s close relationship with her Grandma. They also talked about how Roxy felt during her different times at school. Finally, they talked about...