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Interview with dad about growing up, religion, and his favorite memories of me and our family.

Following the end of World War II, some German Prisoners of War were kept in Ithaca, New York. Buses would bring them to nearby farms where the were fed and worked in the fields.

Grandma Edith talks about her childhood in Brooklyn in 1950s and her reflections on her family.

Ishmael Sanford talks with Stevie Ray Dallimore about influences in his life, lessons he learned, jobs, school and growing up, politics, religion, and film and theater.

That morning I wished that I could meet with the famous band and network with them. That night I was on stage singing with them! A miracle in Monterrey and in my life as an artist.

Teaching Artist Rich Garr expounds on the roots of his practice

In this interview, recorded and the third of December of 2017, Brooklynne Clark interviews her mother Porscha Clark about her life experiences and views on life. Porscha talks about her childhood in New York and her adolescence in North Carolina....

I interviewed my mom, her name is Salwa and she is 42 years old. We talked about how her life was growing up, the jobs she had, and how religion played a role in her life.

Mara Jill Herman (Astoria) interviews Alan Semerdjian (Long Island) who makes meaning of his life through art. They discuss family influence, Armenian heritage, dialectic thinking, writing, music, and the art of educating.

I spoke to my Grandmother about memorable points in her life. I learned about my own family history from this interview.

Learning more about my Dad

Religion, What Military was like, Parents, and Child hood memories.

We discussed the beginning of our relationship 21 years ago and where we have come since then, including since Will's diagnosis of level 4 glioblastoma 13 months ago.

I’m Jana and I’m 16, with my dad, Hany, that’s 49. We talk about life, family, growing up, religion and more.

My father told me about his childhood, his occupation, some of his favorite memories of his life and mine, and shared valuable lessons to any future generations of the Davis family.

During Thanksgiving dinner this year, I interviewed an elderly from my church. We talked about her current life, immigration experiences and happy memories.

We discussed the current election, his military service, religion, family, and more!

Orbit Clanton (56) tells Eliel Cruz about growing up in Baltimore, MD, joining the navy, realizing he was gay, falling in love, and becoming an HIV activist.

This interview conducted in Niskayuna, New York in December 2017, by Matthew Chao (16) interviewing his grandfather John Dowley (74) about his time growing up and his family. Dowley shares how his family influenced his life and initiated changes in...

We discussed her childhood and the places she grew up. Her family and our own family now. She also talked about her career and how she got to where she is today.

Elane Elias was born on June 1, 1937. She spent most of her early years growing up in Webster, New York with her two other siblings. Her father was an artist, so she grew up in an artistic environment, later...

Steve Desroches (47) and Kristen Becker (45) discuss Becker's career as a stand up comic including touring the South with Jay Bakker, the son of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, as well as her childhood spent in both the North...

Papa has put his life into his art. It has always been his main goal in life

My aunt talked about her job, her life before the center and after.

The world and the changes within after 9/11 from the perspective of two young, artistic college students in 2001.