Interview with Abu

We spoke mostly about his career, his mother, and the key lesson in his life: kindness. He spoke a great deal about how multiple people, including strangers his mother, and people in higher positions than him taught him the value...

Interview with Ashley Davies on 3/25

This is an interview with Ashley Davies, an amazing professor on the CSU campus, where she talks about her life experiences, what she has learned, and how she has grown throughout her life.

Ashley Jardin and JP Ramirez

Ashley & JP have a conversation about the Aloha spirit, people of Hawaii, and what it means to "talk story" sharing ourselves, the importance of honoring a people's culture with respect, living our values, being in good company with each...

Prospects of future defense attorney, saeed valdes and Johan Acevedo

Interviewing a future defense attorney, and asking him the big questions we all want to know.

Compassion Blog Post #5

Chatted with my mom about her life and accomplishments and examples of compassion in her life.

Living in The 1960s

I talked with my grandma and grandpa about there thoughts and what they remembered when living through the period. We covered my grandpa in the navy, my grandma in high school, their views and the public’s view on JFK. Communism,...

Mom didn’t want to do it so I asked dad.

Everything was kinda out of the blue for my dad because he's never been asked this types of questions before so I hope everything came out clear. I asked about hes work, he's life with hes family and stuff I...

Elaine Chen gets to know a little more about her mother, Naoko Makise’s, life-story and the valuable lessons she’s learned from her experiences.
November 4, 2022 App Interview

In this interview, conducted on November 3rd, 2022, in Orange County, California, Elaine Chen (20) interviews her mother Naoko Makise (56) about her childhood, family, life-lessons, and spirituality all based on the rich experiences that she went through. Ms. Makise...

Sister Lucianne Siers

Sister Lucianne and I met at the West Michigan Environmental Action Council's Climate March in fall 2015, where we realized we both participated in the Universal Human Rights Conference recognizing the 500th Anniversary of Montesinos in Washington DC in 2011....

Becoming Jean Goodwin

I asked her who her biggest influences were growing up, what led her to become an elementary teacher, what she is most proud of besides her children, and what she wants to accomplish with the rest of her life.

Compassion Interview With My Mom

An interview with my mom about how she incorporates compassion into her everyday life and what it means to her.

A student at Lehman ALC, Lurinarda Gonzalez, talks with fellow student, Arnold Serieux about special moments in her life.

On 12/12/2017, at the Lehman College Adult Learning Center, two students, Lurinarda Gonzalez and Arnold Serieux, talk about how it was for Lurinarda, growing up in the Dominican Republic, with her wonderful grandparents. According to Lurinarda, her grandparents would rate...

Interview with Gramps

I questioned my grandfather about growing up, his values and proudest moments, and what the future holds for him.

Justice system for the African American youth

We discussed Angel’s childhood in Philadelphia. We also talked about the justice specifically her perspective as a gay, black women.

Interview with Nicole Perdomo

Interview with my cousin Nicole. Allowed her to tell her story and allowed me to listen and show compassion.

Rachel Sumo Interview

Rachel Sumo, MSN, AGNP-C, PMHNP-C Rachel Sumo is a determined, self-motivated, compassionate, and influential health professional born and raised in Liberia, West Africa, and she migrated to the United States in 2001. Growing up in Liberia, a country with poor...

Mary Caravalho and Christy Hightower

Mary Caravalho's mother died young of cancer and Mary honored her mother by taking on her mother's role of staying in touch with her cousin Judy throughout Judy's life. Now Mary honors her cousin Judy by uncovering and telling the...