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When I interviewed Elaine Kyle, we talked about her childhood and how different it was than how it was today. She talked about her parents and how she grew up. She also contexted that it she remembered the days of...

Seto You, age 92/93 or 97/98, is interviewed by his son, Ed You, age 26, about his early days in the USA. He arrived from China in 1916, worked as a cook in this country well into his 80's. He...

In this interview, Isabelle Papa talks to her dad, Joe Papa, about his childhood and his experience with growing up with four sisters. He shares both happy and sad memories, but says that overall he was lucky to have such...

I asked my grandma about her childhood.

"And he did have beautiful auburn hair" Recorded in December 2017: Granddaughter Aislinn (25) asks her grandparents, Pat and Owen Wright (both 84), about their decision to adopt five children between the 1960-70s.

Dawa Dolkar interviews Reese about his life at home and what he enjoys to do.

Asked questions about my moms life.

I had an interview with my dad, some pretty great stories were told :)

Chicago public employee give her insights.

We talked about our lives, some favorite things, and growing up

Sean Carlock asked his Grandma Myrna Olsen about her childhood and her life

We talked about how he immigrated to the US from Pakistan alone when he was 16 years old and has learned many important life lessons. He powered through the hard times in life and has become an amazing, kind, and...

I simply ask my dad a few questions as we go down memory lane.

My grandmother and I talked about her story and her acceptance of Jesus Christ as her savior. Growing up she never really was religious however she had an experience where she started to believe in Jesus Christ. Her religion means...

In this interview, conducted on Thanksgiving, 2015 in a suburb of Cleveland, Dylan Caine (16) asks his mother, Shelly Pesick-Caine (56), about her quintessentially American upbringing in the suburbs of Detroit. Born into a caring and hardworking family of six,...

My grandmother is one of the most important people in my life. I’ve always been close to her since she watched me whenever my parents needed as a child. In this interview, she speaks about her parents, children, grandchildren, and...

Lynn shares with Sarah her experience of going to the 1965 Presidential Inauguration, of attending Northwestern in Chicago in 1965-1969 during the campus uprisings, and recognizing the importance of living in diverse places with water roots.

Sister Gladia Bell (89), Lue Hicks (78), and Willie B. Kennedy (88) talk about their childhood memories, their wonderful parents and their life growing up in the South

Lucille Wilhoit passed away on September 3, 2016. I remembered I'd recorded two interviews with her for the National Day of Listening in November of 2010. She talks in this interview about the importance of music to her, and how...

I interview my father for class. I am a trans man not yet out to my father, and use my deadname at the beginning of the recording. My name is Elliot, please disregard that.

I learned about my grandma and her childhood. How she spent her summers with her bestfriend and how only one parent was ever really around. She told me about my great grandpa who I also never knew really well ....

Questions on the early life of my mom

Me and my teacher talking about life lessons and his contribution to WCCS

About a Norwegian woman who grew up in Chicago. She is a flight attendant, wife, and a mother of 3 kids.

My dad and I discuss what it was like growing up with immigrant parents.