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In this interview, conducted on Thanksgiving, 2015 in a suburb of Cleveland, Dylan Caine (16) asks his mother, Shelly Pesick-Caine (56), about her quintessentially American upbringing in the suburbs of Detroit. Born into a caring and hardworking family of six,...

History of the Detroit riots. What was it like living though it.

This is an interview with my grandmother about her experience in Detroit while the riots were taking place.

Grandee-spoke about wishing to pursue higher education. Papa-importance of family, religion, working hard

Hazel Gomez (36) interviews her husband, Mark Crain (33), about his racial identity, his work with Dream of Detroit, and his hopes for his children.

Interviewing my father, Joesph Pass, about his life, his lessons, his greatest memories, and his love for God.

In the interview, we talked about our family's history. We also talked about his many careers, some involving politics and law.

In this interview, conducted in November 2021, Jana Boster (25) interviews her grandmother Judy Andrews (66) about her experiences throughout life as a girl and woman. Judy talks about the messages she received on how to behave growing up. She...

Interview part 2

We discussed his experiences during the Vietnam War Era and what he did during that time. We also discussed the effects the war and the draft had on people.

Katie and Sister Barbara discuss how they created Nuns & Nones in Grand Rapids, and the future of religious life.

In this interview, conducted in January 2020 in Hingham, Massachusetts, Jill Tyrrell (17) interviews her father about his childhood and growing up in a family of 11 children. Mark shares a few funny childhood stories and activities he did when...

Meet Caressa Thomas. Learn a little bit about her early years, the lessons she’s learned in life, and her take-aways on the life of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Referencing the wide effect of mass incarceration pertaining the Detroit riot and war on crime in the late 1960’s early 1970’s

My interview summary: I interview my grandma about living in the 50's and 60's. She talks about her childhood, and what it was like in high school during a time of racial tension. She talks about taking a group of...

9/11

My dad and I discuss the riots and their relations to race, war, and prejudice

A glimpse of what happened in the eyes of my grandmother (and special guest star my grandfather). She wasn’t at the scene but close by.

My dad talks about his experiences growing up in India. He also explains about his beliefs about Hinduism and religion.

The world and the changes within after 9/11 from the perspective of two young, artistic college students in 2001.