Words of the wiser

I talked with my grandparents about what their childhood was like and some of the things that themselves and my mom had done.

Vesna’s life as a child in her grandparents’ house

In this interview, conducted on November 23rd, 2017, in Chicago Illinois, Biljana Tanceva (16) interviews her mother, Vesna Tanceva (43), about her childhood and experience in school. Vesna shares her story of her life in her grandparents' house which was...

Kate’s Interview With Her Immigrant Grandmother

My grandma is a first generation immigrant to the United States. She came to this country from Ecuador at 8 years old. She shared with me her memories as a young child living in Ecuador and growing up in Chicago.

Thanksgiving story

The comparison of living down in Mississippi to living in the City of Chicago during this time of year.