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

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.

The life and times of a wonderful, Greek Yaya.

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.

My mother, Kasia Jankowski, immigrated to the United States from Poland in order to discover better economic opportunities which she elaborates on in this interview.

Me and my grandma talk about her life.

Family interview of matriarch

My mom and I talk about my Grandmother Fern, someone I never got to meet.

This interview took place in Eugene, Oregon on November 29th. Avery Walkoviak (13) interviewed her grandfather Larry Walkoviak (67) about growing up on a farm as a son of a Catholic Polish immigrant. Larry shares about his family on his...

My grandmother tell about her life childhood to adulthood

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...

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...

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

Interview with my mom during Thanksgiving 2019.

This is a story of Elizabeth and Grant and her journey through life from childhood to adult hood.

I got the chance to interview a very good friend of mine, and got to learn more about her family

This is the story of one man’s spiritual development from the Catholicism of his Polish immigrants through an epifany he had sniffing glue to his learning of transcendental meditation which has developed into a long-standing practice and peaceful existence.

I talked to my Nani and she told me about her struggles as a child with losing her father, brother and mother. She went with her siblings at the age of 18 to live with her uncle. Shortly after, she...

My grandmothers stories from when she was little and the experiences she had gone through and learned lessons about.

I asked my 88 year grandmother (Meme) one question and this is what I heard

Jolanta speaks about her childhood memories and how she met her husband.

In this interview, conducted on Saturday November 25,2017 in Chicago Illinois.I Yasmin Jones interviewed my mom Brittani Lewis about her childhood, a little bit of adulthood and raising me. She tells me what she thinks of raising kids. And the...

Me and my grandpa Richard Riha talked about his life story on Monday April 23rd 2018. He told me how he lived it and what made it great and what made his life worth living is definitely the family he...