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My mom, my grandma and I discuss our family history on Thanksgiving.

Interview with 15 years old Penelope Platt, adopted from China to the US.

In this interview, conducted on 27 November 2018 in Chicago, Illinois, David Owusu(16) interviews his auntie Evelyn Barden(38) about her childhood and the person who has had a great influence in her life and the lesson that he or she...

This is a compilation of several stories about my great grandma, Sylvia Oscar. She was a stubborn, tough woman who sometimes made funny mistakes.

Martha Carroll, interviewed by her son Steve, in December, 2019 about her memories of fairly early childhood in Lexington Virginia.

My mother, Josephine Castelli, who was born in Italy speaks about her journey to the United States. She tells her story about learning English while going to school. She tells about her job as a makeup artist and hairdresser, and...

My father, Carl Carroll, talks about what life was like growing up on a farm with his grandparents in the 1930s near Brownsburg Virginia.

Daughter April Cantor interviews her mom, Flora Cantor about her experience as a child growing up in the Phillippines and her experience as an immigrant coming to the US and her career as a nurse in VA.

This interview is part of the great thanksgiving listen 2018 and was conducted with my grandparents Sam and Rindy Lionberger (Pawpaw and Nannan). My grandparents have been married for over 55 years and it was a true blessing to share...

Recorded on March 28, 2001 by HB Smith @76 yrs old, exactly 10 yrs to the day before his passing.

Childhood in Hanover County, Virginia, her parents, and advice for her daughters

A Nana tells her grandson what it was like growing up in the country and city during the Second World War, being Black in segregated America, and other challenges she faced later in life.

n this interview, conducted on November 25 2018 in Santa Monica, California, Ariana Mousavi (13) interviews her grandma, Lourdes (Lula) Badkoubei about her childhood and growing up in Arequipa, Peru. She had hobbies like hanging out with siblings, camping and...

*Interview in Spanish* student, Alexa Corales interviews the amazing and difficult life of Miguel Angel Corales Lira. Many unknown facts are discovered as we dive deeper into the life of Miguel and all the obstacles he has needed to face.