And so it began.

This story is about the process my mother went through when raising three children in her early 20’s and her dreams for us.

Dylan Caine (16) Asks His Mother, Shelly Pesick-Caine (56), About Her Detroit Youth, Jewish Ancestry, and Worldview

In this interview, conducted on Thanksgiving, 2015 in a suburb of Cleveland, Dylan Caine (16) asks his mother, Shelly Pesick-Caine (56), about her quintessentially American upbringing in the suburbs of Detroit. Born into a caring and hardworking family of six,...

life as a female doctor

In this interview, conducted on November 26, 2017 in San Diego, California, my grandmother Kae Yingling talks about her past as one of the first female doctors at her workplace. She shares about why she became a doctor and how...

Yasser and Mother

As life moves on, people will reflect upon their past so that future generations could learn from the mistakes others have made. I, Yasser, reflect upon my Mother’s, Hanaa, past as she approaches the conclusion of me becoming an adult...

Single Fathers vs The State of Maryland

This a social injustice that has been lingering sometime throughout my peer group and community and I feel the need to take steps by bringing it to light. Featuring a good friend of my Roan Ottey.

Momma’s Interview

How she became a Nurse Practitioner

Interview with Usman, on March 5, at the dining table.

During the interview, I mostly asked Usman what lessons he had learned in life from different perspectives such as work, school, religiously etc.

Eleanor N.

Eleanor talks about her life.

Interview of Damion Anderson

Marcus is a mostly white 14 year old, autistic, homeschool student. Damion is a half black-half white, 44 year old. geriatric nurse. This interview is actually an Oral History project that Marcus was doing for school. Marcus ended up talking...

Interviewing my mom

We have talked about her career and past

Interview with the father – Eric Tofil – Great Thanksgiving Listen Project

We sat together on the night of November 27th, 2018 and talked about my father's childhood and what he was like as a child. Then going through many important factors and historical events that shaped him into what he is...

Interviewing Mom

This interview was conducted with my mother, Vanessa Steckel, in which I asked her about her childhood, work life, and about me. This interview was heartfelt and it told me more about my mother that I may not have known...

Parker Brown and her Aunt Morgan talk about current and past events

In this interview, conducted in November of 2018 over the phone, 14 year old Parker Brown interviews her Aunt Morgan about her childhood and her thoughts on current events. Morgan Green shares that the horrible days spent in high school...

The Life of Jennifer Nixon

A short interview talking about raising children and going through life with a learning disability

My mom Nancy – Wachusett2017

My mom and I talked about her childhood and what it was like growing up on her family farm. We talked about one historic event that gave her a new perspective on life. We also talked about the loss of...

Interview of Alexsandra

This Interview contains information about my mother that I hope others of the now generation and the future generation will be able to learn from and what experiences a person can experience in their life. The interview contains information about...

Mi Papi y Mami

My grandparents speak about how they met in Cuba, what they did for their first date, what their wedding was like, what it was like to raise children in Cuba, and also what it was like to come to a...

Rob Lesko on growing up and raising kids

An oral history of how a parent grew up and took those lessons to teach his kids