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Mary Kleyweg interview- Born during the Great Depression, raised during World War II, from farm life In Le Mars, IA to San Francisco, to Mississippi, to Chicago. The life of Christ and Family.

Mexican-American family speaks on their experience with family separation and many of the struggles they’ve faced going through this.

We talked about our family, background, love, kids, professions, love, and the OC.

Beth and Julie tell Karen about falling in love at Oberlin College, moving to California and later Chicago for graduate school, finding a welcoming Episcopalian church, having a ceremony, beginning their journey to have children during the AIDS epidemic, becoming...

Ana has worked with many first and second generation immigrants. She has seen how immigration status impacts individual and family well being as well as access to basic goods and services.

This 8 question interview was about the ups and downs of my mother’s life so far.

I sat down with my sister to talk about her life and the people who helped her become who she is today. She (Summer) also shared some life advice that she has learned and would like to pass down to...

Covering topics from family to teaching at a CPS school.

Daughter sits down with mom to talk about life before coming to the U.S.

Anna Katter (35) interviews Dr. Julie Larsen (65) about memories of her son and Anna's partner, Dr. Ben Larsen, who died in a drowning accident on October 10, 2020. Memories include Ben's love for nature conservation, water sports, and the...

Growing up Claudio always had questions to ask about his father, he ask questions he never knew about. Claudio’s father tell Claudio to look at life and don’t worry about what others say. That’s his side of his Hispanic story

Dawn Pleas, Chicago born and raised explores her life looking for her place

An interview between a granddaughter and her Greek immigrant grandmother.

A short interview about a the life of an imagrent here in Chicago

Family traditions, growing up in Chicago during the 70’s

I learned a little bit about my dads family history and what he did when he was my age

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My mother and I talked about our family and what we hold valuable to us. I believe doing this interview will be something I cherish for the rest of my life.

Me and my grandma talk about her life.

This is a short interview about my grandparents who are my father’s parents. My grandparents were very special to my father and should be talked about. This interview is very genuine and is from the deepest part of my father’s...

This is an in depth interview about the life of Robert Greiner. Both the good and the bad and how it has effected him.

We talked about if he had any regrets, what he was most grateful for and anything you wanted to tell me you never have.

I, Jasmin Martinez interview my mom, Sarai Martinez an immigrant about her life from start to now.

In this interview my mother, Maria Paredes, tells stories about her hometown, her rebellious childhood, happiest memories, and biggest regrets, as well as what it was like coming to the United States as an immigrant.

Long before texts, emails, and snapchat, if you wanted to talk to someone you either had to write a letter, or use the phone, and not a cell phone. Jake Freedman interviewed his grandfather Saul Freedman about his mid-high school...