Lauren frederick and justa ordoñez talk about the journey to the u.s

In this interview conducted of September 2018 in Bronx Ny Lauren Frederick interviewed her mother justa ordoñez about her experiences growing up and coming to this country. She shares stories about school, dreams, expectations and how it was raising children....

“I Just Want His Complete Happiness.”

As an unplanned pregnancy, Rachel was in complete shock when she found out she was expecting. As a parent without an extra pair of hands, it was hard knowing, or the lack of knowing, what was ahead- perhaps this was...

An American in Havanna and Then Some

In this interview, conducted in November 2018 in New York City, New York, Michael Poplawski (17) interviews his great-uncle John Ambacher (75). John recounts experiences during his stay in Havanna, Cuba, and his first days teaching as a professor. He...

The Great Thanksgiving Listen

I talked to my Grandma about her life growing up and what is was like to be a parent.

La Langue de la Nourriture

I'm an Applied Food Studies Major in my junior year of my Bachelor's Degree at the Culinary Institute of America and I sit with my French teacher, Mme. Melissa Panek to discuss her family, her studies, her love of French...

a lovely interview with my Papa

Today I talked about my Papa’s life in the car. We talked about his life, childhood, kids, memories, and favorite things in his life. I had 14 questions to ask him but he had short answers so I had to...

Aunt Dot’s story

My Aunt Dot told me a few short things about her life that meant a lot to her