Migration as a teen

This interview was about how my father migrated to the United States as a young adult. It shows the success and difficulties that he faced while migrating.

Education and Religion in a Southern Grandmother

I interviewed my granny about her childhood and how things such as the Civil Rights Movement and poverty affected her education and childhood to now.

Caroline Docherty interviews her grandma, Margaret Haran, about her immigration to the United States from Ireland.

This interview was recorded by Caroline Docherty on November 13th, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. Caroline (age 16) asks her grandma, Margaret Haran, about her immigration to the United States from Ireland in 1963. Margaret describes her immigration experience and what...

Childhood in the Jim Crow Era

This interview was done with my mother who grew up in the Jim Crow Era. She was more than glad to give me feedback on everything that happened during that time.

“It was a big transition coming from there, I was too young.”

My grandmother, Leontina, talks about her new life and transition into living in America with her new experiences and hardships.

A boy becoming a man in the eighties

I interview my father on growing up in the eighties, his interests in relation to mine, and experiences he had that shaped the man he is today. A healthy balance of hard work and enjoying life captures the essence of...

Addy Mock Interviews Grandma in Charleston South Carolina

My grandma, Joanne “Mimi” Martin, and I talked about her experiences with many different things including voting, living in Japan, traveling, working, and growing up in the 1940s. We talked about her job in Japan during Vietnam. She told me...

From New Jersey Conservative to Colorado Liberal

In this interview, conducted in Boulder, Colorado on May 20th, 2019, Taylor Gallo, 17, interviews her father, Jeffrey Gallo, 52, on his uprbringing and political experiences during the late 20th century. Jeffrey talks about his conservative family and experiences in...

Life of an American dreamer

I interviewed a significant person who is great at business

Grandma Jan: Her backstory and advice

In this Isabella Miya (16) interviewed with Jan Hildebrand (75) her grandma about her life growing up in the 50s and 60s. As a young adult, Jan experienced a lot of racial tension because of her friends she associated with....

Summer in Japan

My mom’s summer as a student in Japan

Me and my sister

I love my sister because she saved my life

Godavari Floods of 1986

A man goes over the many troubles that have stemmed from one natural disaster that changed his life.

My moms life

It was hard raising two kids as a single mom.

Grandpa DiSano’s Military Service

We talked about my Grandpa's early life and military service both in Guam and Germany.