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My mom and her younger brother talk about their upbringing in Alabama, and the complicated relationship their parents had.

In this interview, given on November 28th, 2017, I sit down and have a heart to heart with my grandfather. Don H. Waldrop (my bumper) and I talk about his upbringing on the family farm and how it impacted his...

I am an 18 year old college student interviewing my mother, Audrey Coulbourn, regarding how the music industry has evolved over the past 50 years.

In this interview, conducted in December 2017 in Oakton, Virginia, Devan Fink and his mother Jodi Fink discuss how cell phones have changed the lives of millions. Mrs. Fink talks about life before cell phones, how her life has changed...

Dad’s immigration journey and what he expierenced the first 15 years in the US.

The 1990's.

Eric Decker recalls when the Berlin Wall came down and German reuinification, interviewed by Professor Liette Gidlow of Wayne State University.

Anisha Kumar (15) interviews her mom, Alka Kumar (45) in Swartz Creek, Michigan in November of 2018. Ms.Kumar talks about growing up with not much and being in a community, in which having darker skin singles you out. She also...

This is my mom’s history as seen through the lense of AP US History. Diane W dives most deeply into the racial conflicts as seen in her experiences through the Rodney King race riots in the 90s. Being a Women’s...

Sidney Claire (23) is interviewed by her boyfriend, Enrique (22). They discuss growing up in Chelsea Alabama, faith and mental health counseling.

In this interview, conducted May 2022 in Corpus Christi, Texas, Mila Johnson (14) interviews her father Kevin Johnson (37) about his childhood and experiences raising Mila. Kevins talks about his memories raising Mila, his own childhood memories, and the beginnings...

We talked about her memories of me, her memories of her life, and lots about her time as a missionary in Japan.

Mrs.Joy was kind enough to share her life experiences with me and I am forever grateful. She is a military widow who owns her own daycare. Being a combat veteran myself, I had countless questions because of the many intersections...

This interview includes Elizabeth Meeks interviewing her grandfather, Steve Parker, about his childhood and many important events in his life.

My mom answered my prepared questions, and then we talked more about the recovery but in a broader view, like what our country as a whole did to support it. I can provide a more specific translation

We discussed his childhood and good life lessons

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My father talks about his childhood.

I ask my 40 year old mother questions about her life.

Fernando talked about how he works and is thankful for god and all his blessings

Barbara Watson was born in 1952 in Kansas and moved to Alabama. Her father served in The Korean War and was a computer programmer after that. Her mother was a nurse. She moved to Washington in the late 1950s and...

Blake’s upbringing and lesson of hardworking work were brought up, as well as her fathers life story. We discussed her life and what her life experiences have thought her as a person.

This is a interview of Margaret Duncan she was born in 1936 and recalls her childhood during world war 2. She goes on to explain childhood fads and what the chaotic 60s were like and how Kennedy’s assassination really impacted...

In this interview, recorded on November 26 in Birmingham, Alabama, Ethan Denaburg and his grandfather Charles Denaburg talk about the meanings of life and what’s good and what’s bad. Charles Denaburg shared stories about his time in the Air Force...

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in Birmingham, Alabama, Lillie Ben Harris (17) interviews her grandmother, Beverly Harris (80) about her life. Mrs. Harris shares what it was like to grow up in a boarding home in Tennessee, and...