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This interview is a Cuban interview. I love my grandma and this brought us closer. I asked her questions about our family and about her, that I never knew before. I loved this assignment and I’m sure that future students...

Interviewing my great grandfather for a assignment in history.

We talked about growing up and childhood memories. Also about religion and our family heritage

This interview was about my grandparents and my dad’s childhood.

In this interview, conducted on November 22nd 2018 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Andrew Cook (17) interviews his great aunt, Shirley Lowe (80) about her childhood during the Great Depression and how the world has progressed. She also talks about the technological...

Talking with my grandpa

Pat, a mother, tells Justin about her childhood and who influenced her life. Additionally, they discuss about her family heratiage.

My grammy was born in Germany in a displaced persons camp after the Holocaust. She came to America when she was 4 years old. She lived in Philadelphia with her family and she wasnt very wealthy. She had to learn...

Talks about her life storys and traveling to America

Listen as Sumayya J, a student in high school, interviews Jamil J, her dad, about his experiences growing up and meeting Sumayya’s mother. This conversation teaches Sumayya what Jamil’s life used to be like and enables her father to relive...

Talking about Ellis Island and how they met and what they did for a living

Kathleen J. Francisco (63) has a conversation with her mother, Kathleen "Cāit" Francisco (86), about Cāit's upbringing, childhood memories, and experiences as a teacher and an Irish woman.

I asked many questions about my father’s life. Including questions about our family and questions about his life as a teenager. I also asked him how he wanted to be remembered as well as important life lessons my father has...

A story of growing up in a Greek family in Boston during the 1930s -- from rags to riches, and then finding happiness in middle class Atlanta.

Andover Stories of American Identity: Andover resident Kevin O'Leary shares his story about his worldly upbringing, and how it all led to his profession of becoming a psychologist to help wounded veterans heal.

Jeffrey interviews his father, Donald, about how his family came to South Dakota, his childhood on a farm, and being a pharmacist.

This interview is about my mom's journey of coming to America.

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in Chicago, Illinois, Liam Bennett (16) interviews his mom Flora Bennett (49) about her childhood experiences in her home country and her childhood experiences in America. Flora shares her stories of excitement and...

Peter Kaplanis (74) walks his daughter Cami Kaplanis (50) through his father's emigration to the U.S. from Greece, his upbringing in San Francisco and his military service.

Lawson talking with his maternal grandparents about family history.

Listen to my Mom’s life story of moving from Europe to The United States and how that change has helped her become the person that she is today.

Ruth E. Lewis (84) tells her grandson, Lon Cseplo (39) of her family’s life during the Great Depression and later during World War II. She shares the story of her mother’s coming to the United States by way of Ellis...

Norma C. Brown shared her story of her family heritage, she grew up in Virginia where her family moved when her mother was 5 years old. She grew up just a normal childhood in a 100 year house with lots...

I learn about different countries and the early 1900’s.

Mrs. Julie told us about her family history, including visiting her grandparents in Germany in 1933. She also talked about her love of animals and how she met her two husbands.