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Mara Jill Herman (Astoria) interviews Jen Waldman (Manhattan) on May 12, 2021. They discuss early dance recitals, teenage enterprising, getting messy with Musical Theater, YoungArts, and adapting the Jen Waldman Studio to a thriving virtual community.

This interview was conducted as a social action project to highlight the challenges, barriers and needs, that communities facing economic injustice face in the educational system. In this interview, four dedicated teachers (who wished to have their names anonymously tagged)...

There was a time where there were no Starbucks, no crazy bars, no “trendy”  places. It was in this period of time where Nicholas’s father’s Deli strived in its prime. In November of 2017, at the Hualalai Four Seasons Resort in...

Spouses, Stephanie Scott-Huffman (51) and Michelle Scott-Huffman (50), sit down for a conversation about their work in ministry, their experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic, and navigating their lives as empty nesters.

Friends Gina Wyckoff (60) and Carol Maples (64) share the highlights of their careers as educators, how they would like their students to remember them, and the advice they have for those entering the profession.

Flo Hammond (53) talks to her son Matthew Hammond (24) about his experience with autism and his upcoming college graduation.

Gerald Revier talks about military life, and living/growing up on a farm

Cousins Makayla West (25) and Sondia Bell (37) talk about special needs awareness, the businesses they have started, and the need for government resources to be funneled back into the community.

Brothers Michael McGiboney [no age given] and Jeff MicGiboney (50) share their family’s history with Parkinson’s Disease. They discuss how it affected their grandmother and father, and Michael shares his own experiences with Parkinson’s.

Chris Bounach (47) and Amy Penkin (47) talk about how their friendship has developed from a professional relationship into a deep friendship.

Mr Sam and I were interviewing talking about where is Mr Sam from, how did he get a job in aoba and why does he choosed to work in aoba. We were planning to do this on Thursday 23th but...

Artist Stephen Hayes (38) talks to his brother, William King (53), and their mother, Lender Green-Al-Khaaliq (71), about the inspiration behind his art and the role his brother and mother played in supporting his dream. They talk about the monument...

Mejores amigas Yeni Vasquez (43) y Jordana Vera (42) comparten una conversación sobre sus experiencias estudiando en los Estados Unidos, la organización sin fines de lucro que fundaron para apoyar a otras personas hispanohablantes en Springfield, Missouri, y la amistad...

Elsa Johnson interviews her mother, Katherine Bourke, a 45-year-old woman, about her experience from small-town life in Maine to San Fransisco where she embraced a life as a lawyer and later became a mother. Katherine found immense success in her...

Lisa shares her nursing journey story with Mark. They also discuss the work she has done during the Covid19 pandemic in the last year and a half.

Friends Susannah Johnson Malbreaux (69) and Yulandera Moody (64) discuss their experiences as breast cancer survivors and their experiences with the disease.

Friends and colleagues Keiona Gorham (39) and Susan Malone (45) share a conversation about their work together at Wide Angle Youth Media, the relationship they share, and Keiona's prior experiences dealing with racism in her professional career.

I spoke with Jim Krassas who used to work for General Mills and is now a resident at Ecumen Bethany in Alexandria, MN. Jim got to travel to Tokyo and Panama for his work and experience their cultures.

We recorded this video in Brigantine, New Jersey which is where my grandmother lives. We talked about her life and about how she is really proud of her children. Also how there was an influential figure in her life. I...

Friends Barbara Shearer (71) and Patty Duncan [no age given] discuss the non-profit they've developed, Neighbors Network of Lee County, aimed at supporting older adults who wish to age in community.

Daughter asks her mother about her different experiences in the process of immigrating to States from Mexico.

This story is about my cousin's husband, Evan Velez about his journey from transitioning from female to male. In this story Evan talks about the support system he had, things he learned and things he wants to teach. I knew...