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My dad, Charles E. Johnson Jr., talked with me about him life growing up in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. We discuss racism, segregation, life lessons, and family. We end on talking about the funny story of my birth.

What it's like being black in America

Miho, Anna, and I discussed our culture’s differences and similarities. Specifically, we talked about the different ways we greet one another and what foods we typically eat. We had fun interviewing each other!

Me asking my mother a few questions

Ethnographic interview with language partners

We discuss their lives, start to present, and how moving to America has affected them.

In this interview, I interviewed my roommate about her culture and how it is different than the culture here.

Enriqueta shares words from the Mazahua culture.

November 25th 2018, I interviewed my grandma. Even though she didn’t want to do it, she allowed me!

In this recording I am interviewing my Dad. His name is Dion Ingram.

A factual explanation for why everything is always about race.

My mom talks about her childhood experiences in India, how religion has impacted her life, and the cultures and traditions of India vs. those of the United States. She also talks about coming to the United States from India and...

Gissell and Bri talked about Bri's adoption and race, how it affected her life. Bri wants to go into Social Justice/Work as a career now.

We talked about race and the things that happen on Campus.

Racial injustice in Memphis and personal connection to it. COVID-19 affects.

Nicholas “Nicky” Weinstock had jumped headfirst into an entirely new civilization, with no knowledge of the language or culture. Nicky’s son, Lincoln Weinstock, interviews him about his experience in Africa. Nicky tells about his near-death malaria experience, what it was...

My mom has always taught me to be accepting of everyone, no matter our differences. This lesson comes from her experiences from her childhood all the way through marriage, where she grew up in a culturally blended family and married...

After working for the Crawford family for 35 years, Patsy still remains a constant in our lives. She is a friend, and most of all, family.

In this podcast, we discuss how media bias ties into the roles of men, women, and politics.

This interview goes over my mom growing up as a kid and having to come together as a family early in her life. We also talk about how her childhood has shaped who she is as a person today.

A Ghanaian woman tells me about her childhood experience in Nigeria where hairstyles were a part of the school uniform, how she feels about the time it takes to get her hair braided, and the hilarious story of the first...

Interview with grandmother about how culture has changed and how it has changed her

Friends LaRome Armstrong (54) and Curtis Pierce (48) engage in conversation about LaRome's many faces: as an artist in dance, drama, music, film, and writing, as a strong black man growing up in Texas, and as an activist in the...

Margaret Lim speaks about her experience immigrating from Indonesia to the United States.

Likhitha Patlolla (18) speaks with her sister, Prishika Patlolla (16) about what family and culture means to her as a high-schooler during a global pandemic.