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In this interview, conducted in December 2019 in College Point, New York. Helen Chen(14), interviewed her mother, Xiaofeng Yang(38), about her experiences when coming to America for the very first time. Xiaofeng Yang shares the difficulties that she had faced...

A candid conversation with Connie Zhou, a local realtor speaking about her experience with COVID-19.

Chinese laundry living in Seattle in 1940.

We talked about my mother's childhood and her relatives and parents and my great great grandparents.

Interview with my mom about her life growing up, her values now and her relationship with her father (my grandfather) that I’ve never gotten to meet.

My 83 year old grandma telling me her past, her story, and her experience. From China to Vietnam due to the Japanese invasion to America, my grandma tells me of her experience. She tells me of her adaptation to the...

Kaiwen 28. I was asking him about how digital and emotional literacy has affected him.

Five questions about what has been happened in your childhood.

Coming to America, one of the biggest challenges is learning the language. I ask my dad about some of those difficulties.

Warning! All the Language are Chinese! Today, I came to chat with my aunt. She introduced me to her childhood and her career and answered many of my questions.

A 70 year old reflects back on success, money, time, and family in a conversation with her son and daughter.

Serena and her friend Cathy are talking about studying abroad. What problems does she concern and how she will face it? What expectations do she have?

This interview is about my grandmother’s experiences in life. What is her childhood, and what historical events that she experienced in China.

We talked about my dad’s life in China from age 0-18. He was there from 1973-1991.

A interview of my father and I

I examined with my father’s family history and how it affected him growing up. Despite the discrimination and poverty, my father’s hard work and his relationship with God will helped him in the long run.

An interview about my dad’s life in China and the U.S.

Hong talks about some of her life experiences, difficult challenges, and regrets.

My mother, Penny Lam DeFreitas, talks about immigrating from Hong Kong to America, and what growing up in San Francisco was like in the brand new environment she was thrown in.

Michelle Dong (15) and her mother, Lily Yang, (50) discuss happiness in life due to family and simple things in New Hyde Park, New York. Ms. Yang talks about how her children brought a lot of happiness into her life,...

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An interview with a Chinese grandparent on his perspective on Chinese historical events that he lived through.

Teenager, Vivian Lee (17) interviews her grandma (74) at their family home in New Jersey, Egg Harbor Township. Her grandma recalls the hardships she faced when she lived in China and how fortunate she was when she came to America....

Melli (54) talks with colleague Scott Acord (59) about her journey into healthcare and the discrimination her bi-racial daughter faces from the community and her family.

My father shares some of his stories about immigrating to the U.S., dealing with his father’s passing, his relationship with my mother, and more.