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This interview was conducted November 26, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. Natalia Beltran (16) interviewed her mom, Erica Avila (36) about her childhood in Humboldt Park and how living in such a troubled neighborhood shaped her into the woman she is...

In this interview, recorded on November 25th, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois, Linus Mavers (18) interviews his mother Elizabeth Caldwell (57) about her life and childhood. Elizabeth talks about growing up in different cities and moving around as the daughter of...

In this interview, conducted on November 24th, 2018 in Rochester, New York, Aviva Berke (16) interviews her aunt Jennifer Dockstator (57) about their childhood in Rochester and moving to Canada when she grew up. Jennifer shares stories from her family...

Discussing aspects of being an immigrant in the United States

In this interview I talked to my sister about the path she has taken to end up where she is. She explains her current job, how she came about it, and gives advice to people who are in a similar...

For an interview assignment in my Journalism course, I decided to question my dad on some aspects of his life.

About family ancestry, growing up during the depression, and life learned lessons.

In this interview we speak about life as a catholic girl growing up in Buenos Aires Argentina in the 20’s and 30’s.

Happy Labor Day! My husband Don and I chatted with my father-in-law Tom Sheffler about the dignity of labor and the changes in workplace ethics over his lifetime. At eighty-three, he works harder than anyone I know. In this chat,...

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 interview between my mom and I states what her life was like during her childhood, why she chose her present day job, and how she found her husband today.

I , Jack Heller, talk with my father Jonathan Heller about his life. We start with his childhood, and where he grew up.Then we move on to his early adult life, where he met my mother and was hired for...

In this interview, made on December 19th, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois, Asia interviews her grandfather John. They talk about his parents and how he got his name. Asia learned that her grandfather didn’t finish high school and was very active...

Friends and colleagues, Sue Reel (66) and Lisa Bickell (45), share a conversation about the Montana Natural History Center.

In this interview conducted on November 2016 in Chicago, Illinois, by Aidan Alhambra (16) with his father Alexius (Alexi) Alhambra (42) about his youth with his family, the culture they share, his opinions on the modern government, and what he...

This is a story of Elizabeth and Grant and her journey through life from childhood to adult hood.

We talked about her childhood and her experiences throughout her life.

In this interview between Tylah Wells (17) and her mentor Darius Parker (27) taken on June 1, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois, Darius speaks of memorable childhood events and gives uplifting messages for those who are struggling. Darius speaks of life...

Cynthia was 1 out of 12 children and this is a small part of her story.

On my opinion my father had a betted childhood than we. Because they had a lot of more funny and interesting acitivity, games. Today’s children will no longer have such a childhood as their parents had in their childhood.

We talked about what it was like for my grandma growing up and having a job as a teacher.

In this interview, conducted on November 2017 in Cicero, Illinois, Jose interviews older brother, Javier, about his upbringing in the US from Mexican immigrant parents. Javier shares stories about his childhood and teenage years in the city of Chicago. He...

In this interview, conducted on November 25, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois, Rosetta(Rose) Corbisiero talks about life and experiences from her childhood in Italy. She gives many memories with her husband, siblings, and children. We receive Rosetta’s best advice for living...

In this interview my mother and I talk about her childhood years as well as an important person in her life who’s lived through five generations. It’s a comedic interview, with very real answers.

This interview was conducted November 24, 2018 in Springfield Illinois. In this interview I learned about my Great Uncle Ron’s childhood. I also learned about our ancestors coming to America way back when. He also gave advice about life, growing...