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Madeline St. Pierre (17) interviews her mother, Kristin Tomaiolo (46), about her past experiences, relationships, and her childhood. The interview also touched upon the challenges that she has overcome throughout her life, as well as the indescribable bond that she...

Creating Community Through Sharing Stories: Seema Gupte, born and raised in India, talks about her childhood living between her family’s farm and in the city. After immigrating to America, she adjusted to the many cultural differences. Once she moved to...

When the war broke out, Merry's father and brother were sent to concentrations camps where they were killed. She was sent to a separate camp from her mother, but managed to find one another later in Zakopane, Poland after the...

Emily shares her experience of being the eldest of 4 children whose father died when she was 12, just 6 yrs after her mother died. Emily, had been the only mother her siblings knew and when they moved their aunt...

Interviewer: Edson Maese (25) Interviewee: Divyang Motavar (22) Two best friends sharing a conversation where I (Edson) ask different kinds of questions to Divyang; from where he grew up and childhood memories, to first kiss, job description and stories, remodels,...

I conducted this interview as an assignment for my History Class. It focuses on Colonial History. The person I interviewed moved to Philadelphia from India at a young age and his experiences as a current American.

Hazel and her family moved to Canada from England when she was a young child and later they had to move to the USA. She takes us through her memories of the immigration and her childhood.

Samantha, social worker, describes her childhood and the influences in her life. She speaks on what she believes life is about and what is important to her.

Samantha Gilgan (19) interviews her mother, Lisa (51) about living through important events, counting your blessings while living through a pandemic, and the importance of art and music in a time like this.

In this interview conducted on Friday November 5, 2021, I spoke with my grandma Erlinda Saribay aka "Mama Linda" (75) via phone call. We were able to speak about a variety of topics ranging from her childhood memories, to when/how...

Andover Stories of American Identity: Betty Desjardins, shares lots of fond and funny stories about growing up in Andover. With many generations in Andover, she has deep connections and love for her home.

Rose talks about her nursing career as a case manager and winning a nurse of the year award. She shares heartbreaking stories about working with COVID patients, losing her mother during the pandemic.

Kelly asks Jesse about his pilgrimage to India he took after college, and how it has impacted his life. Jesse then talks to Kelly about her life through Covid and how it brought her family closer together.

In this interview, recorded on November 22, 2018 in Sarver, Pennsylvania, Summer Arner (17) interviews her Great Grandmother Helen Arner (97) about her life growing up in the early 1900s. Helen shares stories about her family as a child and...

Rabbi Janet Madden shares with Scott the significance of the high Holy-days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur and what they mean to her. How an aptitude test at age 12 foretold of her becoming a Rabbi back when women...

Kaylei Knight talks with Katie Wilson, a nurse and mother of three boys, about her experience with her family before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

15 year old, Jason Singh interviews his Grandma Kuldip Kaur on growing up, wedding, her first child, school and seeing america for the first time.

Jamie Citerin talks with her mother (64) about her life from growing up in Elkhart Indiana to family history, to being a young mother in the 1970's, from her faith to historical events that she has witnessed/experienced.

A Japanese American artist and teacher, Asuka tells about how her hair has expressed different aspects of identity over the years, her relationships with her mother and grandmother, and her braided hair styles.

This interview is about my mother's life in Cambodia where she grew up during Cambodian genocide. In addition to, her life before and after it started, and the life struggles she had dealt with even as a young child. She...

The life of Jim McConnell and those of the people whose lives he’s been a part of.

My grandfather Kam Kaza recounts his first journey from India to America that involves a challenge he overcame.

I ask Mohammed about his family and how they got to the U.S, as well as other questions like how he lost so much weight and how he feels about education.

Jesse Broderick (13) interviews his grandpa Jay Broderick (78) and covers important topics about Jay's life and memories.

Lilly Boner (15) talks with her father, Rick Boner (51) about his childhood and how he grew up on a dairy farm. They also talk about Rick's favorite and least favorite high school memories. Rick also talks about parenting and...