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My dad and I basically talked about when he was younger and our family and me as a kid.

I (Leyssa Desir) interviewed my best friend Ashley Cineus (19 years old) and we talked about out relationship and how food has played such an important role in saïd relationship.

This interview was conducted in French with Mr. Jean Marie Malivert, who is the owner of a Haitian restaurant in North Miami called Chery’s Restaurant. Mr. Jean Marie talked about how this restaurant helped him fulfill his goal to promote...

An interview between me and my Aunt

Andy Waltrip (55) interviews his father, Steve Waltrip (79), about his time serving in the U.S. Navy.

Diana and I talked about the Venezuelan influence and traditions in her life. Another major emphasis was on how different life and attitudes are between Florida and the Midwest.

Interview with our Nana, Miriam Brightberg

Interviewer: Angelica Teresa Lugo (customer) Interviewee: Dixan (el “viandero”/food seller) Interviewing a community member who has had a positive impact on my community through food. We discuss his relationship with food and his history as a food seller.

Thanksgiving and personal perspective

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...

Fabian michelangeli grew up with 16 siblings in Venezuela. This is his story

Victoria Fernandez interviews the Manager of the FIU Food Pantry to get more information.

Today Katherine Mesa (20) interviewed Assistant Manager, Isla Gervacio, of Pura Vida health food restaurant in South Miami. They discussed the impact of the establishment in regards to creating accessibility to clean and sustainable food options, and it’s influence on...

Paulette Isaac Napper [no age given] talks with her daughter Tomeka Napper (45) about leaving a record for her grandson so he knows about her life growing up in the south during the 1960s, family traditions, Jim Crow, and black...

Charles is a very interesting and versatile person

We discussed the memories behind the food of my mothers heritage and talked about everything food!

Paul Mott (52), Patty Mott (72), and Bobby Mott (73) share their family history including when Paul was born to an unwed mother. Paul's Aunt Patty and Uncle-In-Law Bobby describe to Paul how loved he was by both his grandparents....

10 general questions asked about life to my brother

Discussion around Chef Monti Carlo’s work with Common Threads, Everything Food and Puerto Rico.

Friends and colleagues, Rita Blank (71) and Barbara Goldstein (63), reflect on how being children of Holocaust survivors has affected their lives and perspectives and discuss their work at the Holocaust Education Resource Council.

I did this interview on my father where he talked about his childhood & family past etc .

we spoke about the highs and lows of life and about change in ourselves and romantic relationships

My name is Katherine Mesa (20) and I am a current student at Florida International University and today I interviewed Amanda LaGra of St. John Neumann Catholic Church. In our interview we discussed Amanda’s role as homeless ministry coordinator and...

Siblings, Barbara Davis (61) and Joe Davis (54), reminisce about their childhood in Miami, FL, tell stories about their family traditions, and reflect on how their parents helped shape who they are today.

Brothers, Doug Alderson (64) and David Alderson (66), together recount the story of a canoe trip they went on as teenagers that went awry.