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Claire reflects on her childhood with a series of thoughtful questions

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...

Interview grandmother about life and passed experiences

We are in Daddy Goo’s home in the Gramercy apartments. I asked many personal questions and I have learned a lot from his answers. This opportunity has made our relationship closer and I'm am grateful.

I was able to interview my grandmother, Cheryl but I call Nana, about her life growing up in a previous generation. We talked about her experiences with her family, their traditions, and how times have changed over several generations in...

I talked to my mom about our family and what they were like, as well as her early relationship with my dad.

Grandma (Ramona) shared what life was like growing up in the 1930's and raising her 5 children in the 1960's & 70's.

John Buchanan had a traditional religious childhood life, but his parents got diverced when he was very young. He lievd with his dad mot of the time, until he was 15 and moved to California to live with his mom....

This interview was conducted on November 27, 2020 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Steven Chavez 2nd interviews his father Steve Chavez about his childhood and talks about growing up on a small farm just outside of Santa Rosa, New Mexico. They...

Talked about impactful people and traditions and love and how you want to be remembered

Mentionings of his parents, traditions, my brother and myself. My dad talking about his abusive parents, and how he went through it 9:00 to 19:45

I interview my mother, Tania Price, to find out more about our family’s origins and heritage. My mother shares her experience as an immigrant from Costa Rica now living in America. I learn more about our family’s Thanksgiving traditions and...

Asking father about his life and past

We talked about how her childhood was and how she met her husband/my gramba.

This is a story about a mother who will sacracice anything for her family, she shares her story with me and the world about what it was like having to grow up with a single mother, and her experience immigrating...

I asked my parents about different aspects of their life’s and learned more about my family history.

The characteristics of our family and traditions. How was I socialized?

Here, my mother describes her upbringing in America and its benefits for her life. I interviewed my mother as she is the only close family I have who grew up in America as a child.

We talked about my grandmother’s childhood in New Orleans, what her values were with church and education, and we talked about hurricane Katrina and what it was like to experience it.

My nana talks about her childhood and what it was like with religion and the many traditions that were passed down. She later talks about how she felt when she was pregnant with my mom and i learned reasonings for...

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in Gallatin, Tennessee, Megan McCormick (17) interviews her mother Jennifer McCormick (44) about what life was like for her growing up in the 70s as a part of a family with traditions that...

Mrs. Matthews told me about her family’s cultural heritage including interesting stories about her ancestors. She also gave her perspective on immigration.

I talked with my mom about her holiday traditions growing up, both Jewish and the ones on the calendar.

In this interview I was able to learn about my dads amazing childhood of what he did growing up.

I ask my mom questions about my family