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Marion Kaslon talks to her daughters, Karen Schlam and Terri Gilbert, about her family history in Brooklyn, her father’s business savvy and meeting and marrying their father.

In this inspiring interview, Megan McGowan describes her lived experience as an agent of change in the psychiatric and acute care realms of occupational therapy as well as how she advocates for her patients/ clients on a daily basis. Megan...

In this exciting interview, Ryan Osal discusses his lived experiences as an agent of change as an occupational therapist. Ryan Osal has worked for 11 years as an occupational therapist and has valuable lessons to share.

Virendra Gill (74) has a deep conversation with his granddaughter, Keya Dutt (12) about life in the Indian army and in India.

In depth about Indian culture and transitioning/contrasting to American culture. While reminiscing about favorite memories.

In this interview, conduction in September 2020 in Burlingame, California, Purvi Jain (14) interviews her mom Puja Agrawal (45) about their family history. Puja talks about her childhood and expands on her safe neighborhood, school/friends, and expectations/dreams as a child....

I interviewed my father to find out how his life was growing up in India. I also, asked him about the steps he took to be where he is today.

Arjun Shah interviews his maternal grandparents Ambar and Jayati Mitra about their childhoods in West Bengal (India), immigration to the U.S. and relationship with their family.

Maddy Wallor (19, Caucasian) interviews Carmen Lester (prefers not to say but over 39, African American) about Carmen's life and how her experiences have shaped her as a person. Carmen is my mom’s college best friend who she is still...

This interview is discussing a lived experience from a COTA who has been in the workforce for 8 years and described loved experiences as an agent of change

Nicole, 29 and her husband Eric, 30, interview Teresa, 66 Nicole’s mom about leaving her home and family and coming to America when she was a teen to attend college. Teresa also speaks about having to return to her home...

Aparna and Naga share their stories of the changes they have witnessed and made reality through their volunteer work with the Association For India’s Development

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...

In this interview my dad talks about farming from his childhood. He was born in Andhra Pradesh, India and farmed with his family in the early part of his life. He talks how different agriculture was back then and how...

A few questions I wanted to ask my brother to know more about him.

Ramesh Patil (69) talks with his son, Akshay (39) about growing up in Jamshedpur, India and studying Electronics at IIT Kharagpur

In this inspiring interview, Dr. Adams-Cass shares her lived experience, striving to be an agent of change, as an occupational therapist. Dr. Adams-Cass is an OTA program director at Bryant & Stratton College in Syracuse, NY.

Zubi interviews his father about emigrating from India to the United States for graduate school.

I interview Dadi about early life in India as a woman, raising my Dad and uncles, and advice for the future generations of our family. Dadi also gives some wisdom for anyone in the world who is listening.

In this interview, I talk to my dad about his experiences growing up, how they shaped him into the person he is today, and learn some life lessons along the way.

In this interview, conducted on November 27, 2016 in Naperville, Illinois, Anika Karumuri (13) interviews her grandfather, Kamaraju Karumuri (73) about his life and what he did. Kamaraju talks about his job in the bank, his childhood, family legacy and...

Ritika Jain interviews her aunt about her life growing up in India and the different experiences she gained from moving to Florida to New York and then back to her hometown as well as the differences she observed. She also...

Friends Anita Garrett (59) and Faida Whitaker-Mfomboutmoun (43) discuss the passage of time, preserving the legacies of their ancestors, and lessons they would like to pass down to future generations.

In this interview, Rebecca Austill-Clausen describes the various practice areas she has worked as an occupational therapist and how she sees herself as an agent of change. Rebecca Austill-Clausen, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA who is a reiki master, occupational therapy and...

Susan Orloff discusses her experiences as an OT since 1970, highlighting the great growth and development in the profession and reflects on the pioneers of occupational therapy