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A story told by a grandpa about his up bringing and his perseverance to tackling the real world asked by his granddaughter. His passion for education and success reflects off of his aspirations and struggles.

Mahendra Shah always wanted to make a “lasting impression” on society. He always wanted to make a change and have a purpose in life. As a child, he believed that having a “last impression” on society was to become a...

This interview was about my father’s life growing up.

I ask my mom about her life experiences

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in Austin, Texas, Vikram Joshi (14) interviews his mother Shubhada (49) about her childhood in India. Shubhada shares stories about growing up with her father in the military and how the constant moving...

Aruna Patil (68) talks with her son, Akshay (39) about her parents, growing up in various cities (Mumbai, New Delhi, Wellington) in India, and attending medical school.

I ask my mom about her life experiences.

My grandma talks about her childhood, how it was like for her. She describes her family; specifically her father’s personality and her mother’s sickness. She also mentions a few details about her experience in school.

We talked about my mom’s childhood and what it was like. We also talked about what my sister and I was like as babies.

We talked about my grandmother and her childhood. It was kind of emotional for me. This interview took place on November 25 2018. It took place at my living room and it was a Skype call from Manhattan Beach to...

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in Allentown, New Jersey, Asmitha Sathya (14) interviews her father, Sathya Gopalreddy (51), about growing up in India. Mr. Gopalreddy shares some of his cherished memories as a child, along with the crazy...

I interviewed my dad about his life.

This is an interview of my grandfather. We talked about his childhood growing up in India, his work life, family, and his effect on others.

On May 21st, I interviewed my friend Shreya Rajaram about her immigration story to the US, and what life was like in India.

Interview in tamil with my Patti/grandma who recounts memories growing up in fear of the world war coming to India, growing up in the 1950s in a rural village, and raising her many grandchildren.

We talked about her childhood in India, her kids and her cooking.

My mom and I discussed her childhood and her experiences raising me and my sister. She also went in detail about dealing with her illness while bringing up children.

A mother and daughter discuss life lessons

In this interview, conducted in Texas on Sunday, November 26 2017, Ahnika Abraham interviews her grandma Mary Abraham. She shares her past of stories and memories of India. She also talk about her previous jobs teaching and working in eletronics....

how my mom lived as a child and how she came to america

In this interview, we discussed our family, specifically my grandfather as well as my toddler years. We also talked about my father’s childhood and school years in India and how those shaped him into the person he is today.

I interviewed my mother about her immigration story but was not limited to her immigration story. Questions would include her life in India both before and after immigration. Her family life, her perspective, and personal story. My ultimate goal was...

In this Interview taken by Aunvi on May 7th 2018 we learn about how her father lived as a child. We hear about what he did in his childhood. We also learn about how he came to the US, and...

This interview was done on December 1st, 2019 in my family's living room. In this interview, my dad, Nitin Panchal mentioned that he had to overcome many obstacles in his life. These barriers made it more difficult for him to...

Born as Ranjana Saxena in May 1950 in Delhi and raised in a conservative joint household in Lucknow, UP, India - she was the youngest of four children of Ram Shanker and Prakash Saxena. She immigrated to the United States...