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Hazel M. Pace talks with her son James T. Pace about being a nurse in Menlo Park, CA for the Army and tells about meeting her husband Bob at Dibble General Hospital, where she was working. Hazel and James tell...

Interview with my maternal grandmother, Anna Pieger.

Me interviewing my mom about how she grew up, immigration to the US, and historical events that affected her life.

I interviewed Steven Maher who is 60 years old. He worked for Ford Arrow Space in the defense contracting industry during the height of President Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative. This helped bring about the fall of the Berlin Wall and...

[Recorded: Tuesday, October 26, 2021] Tim Brown (UVA '25) and Emily Douglas discuss living in Europe, military service, their parents' influence, and the current American political climate in their One Small Step conversation.

Lawrence Siddal (91) is interviewed by Rachel Behlke (23) about his life, his adventures, and his thoughts. These adventures range from him growing up in Ohio to being drafted to Germany to driving out to India to having to work...

My dad talked about growing up in Florida and his jobs as a teenager. He also enlightened me about when his family moved to Germany and the other travels he did.

In preparation for the 2018 Art Action Day, the Artists at Risk Connection (ARC) of PEN America interviewed Khaled Barakeh, an artist and cultural activist who is originally from Syria, but has been living in Europe for many years. We...

In this interview , Richard tells his story about his life and his family. Richard also discussed how he spent his time on the Military. Overall, Richard talks about his life while being in the military.

Uncle Jim Becker tells his great nephew and great-great nephew about his time in the warin the 101st Airborne Division, including landing on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day in the first wave of infantry, and liberating Dachau prison camp,...

At just 12 years old, Edith Frankie’s life was turned upside down. She went from having friends to being called an ugly jew, having rocks and mud thrown at her, and being forced to wear the yellow star on all...

Jose Garcia (74) talks to son Karl Garcia (46) about his life and how he became a physicist.

I have just interviewed my grandfather. And from what he has told me he has lived a very happy and productive life. He has told me about things I did not know about him when he was in the military...

We talked about my mother’s life.

This is my dads side of the family’s story how how they came to America and what happened.

Chris Klein, an Andover native and author, discusses his German and Irish roots. He recounts his life growing up amidst classism in the 1980s. Inspired by AP US History class, he discovered his passion for research-based writing, determined to preserve...

Rik and Marianna talk about her family and his life as a musician.

Mary Jo shared personal stories of her travels to Europe.

WWII, kindertransport, England, refugee, Germany, Jewish

Peter, 82, talks with his wife Samuela, 62, about his parents and their lengthy journey from Armenia to the United States.

Talking to my grandad about his time on a military base in Germany.

Memories of childhood in Germany during World War II.

Doris Rockwell (82) and Christine Rockwell-Wardlow discuss teenage dating in the 1950s in Germany.

As per the title, I did an interview with my dad about his life in Germany and being in the military and such.

Uwe drops us right into a sticky situation involving a confused teenager wanting to be something that his parents do not (Teddy boy Gangster). Wolf Uwe Kalisher, Luca Kalischer-Stork’s uncle, was a full-fledged Teddy Boy in Berlin Germany, 1980. Uwe...