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Stories of how our family came to be

I sat down with my dad to talk about his life and how he grew up. He started from basically nothing and took advice from those of a greater intelligence and applied it to his life and has become very...

I am interviewing my Grandfather Mike, he is a great inspiration to me, and supports my love of cars. He is a great man and I hope he lives many more years.

In this interview we talked about family, marriage, and happiness. We discussed why family is important and what our hopes are for one another.

I am Connor Kaminski, one of the youngest grandchildren of my grandmother Alice Kaminski. She is the oldest living member of my entire extended family and the last of my grandparents. Turning 87 in 2018, she is an inspiration because...

This interview is between Raiven Vargas, 17, and her great grandmother, Anna Azran, 79. She recalls events from Raivens childhood and gives her feelings regarding family. They discuss how grateful they are for family, and Anna shares her wisdom. She...

I interviewed my best friend Harrison, 19 years old, he is a Native American from the Cherokee tribe. I asked him questions about kind people he’s met, if he has any regrets, and he expresses his desire to follow and...

In the midst of the pandemic my family has been blessed with new life. I spoke with my Aunt Jewel about the experience of becoming a great-grandma during the outbreak. I thought I knew my aunt pretty well but this...

Laura recently met Benjamin, who went to school with her brother, Berkeley, who has Down syndrome. Benjamin sat next to Berkeley in sixth grade and he talked about the impact that year had on his life. Because of his exposure...

This interview was conducted by Vivek Kudva. His father, Yogish Kudva, participated in the interview. They discussed Yogish's life.

I interview my nana to ask her a few questions about her life and how she grew up.

Interviewing my mother about the concept of love, and her opinions on the importance of it, as well as the philosophy surrounding it.

A short and nice interview with my mother talking about early life and understanding how she grew up.

 This is an interview where Stanley Dunn and Kimberly Dunn do a wonderful interview. Stanley asks his mother very great questions and she has even better answers. They discuss things about family and about her past and also just about...

At first glance, my grandfather Larry Gaston looks like a guy you don't want to mess with. Grizzled grey hair, an ever-present 5 o'clock shadow, war-torn scars on every inch of skin. But underneath the hard exterior lies a man...

Melina Plummer (16, Grandaughter) and Maureen McCarthy (58, Grandmother) Discuss a multitude of topics. Being a single mother and being the first generation of Women to work full time is tough. Maureen has lived through a lot and has a...

I interviewed Michelle Nichols and asked her questions about her life experiences. She revealed parts of her life I was not expecting. My advice when conducting a StoryCorps interview with someone you know little about is....... "Everyone has untold stories...

My mom, Mary, shares her story of coming to America and raising 5 children while still preserving her culture. She highlights her life becoming an immigrant to America for the purpose of better opportunity for her family. The interview includes...

Stella Charbonneau (16) interviews David Charbonneau (47) about his job, childhood and experience raising a family.

Jackie Neale interviews her undergraduate photography student, Maria Trajtenberg while we are conducting interviews and taking photographs for our storytelling project, The Corona Collective. Maria is living in TriBeCa New York City through the pandemic, and talks about how she...

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Talk about your whirlwind romances. Keith Dick shares the story of how he met Sheryl and convinced her to marry him and move to Japan. All within the course of two weeks. They celebrated their 43rd wedding anniversary in 2017.

This is an interview between me, Arden Fleming, and my grandmother, Agneta Vulliet, who fought hard for her rights and is my biggest role model. She grew up in New York City with immigrant parents and finished high school and...

Madeline St. Pierre (17) interviews her mother, Kristin Tomaiolo (46), about her past experiences, relationships, and her childhood. The interview also touched upon the challenges that she has overcome throughout her life, as well as the indescribable bond that she...

My dad is not a very opened person and I decided to choose him because I would like for him to open up me about his life and what it was like for him growing up.