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This interview is about my mother’s childhood leading to her first years of college. In this interview, I learned many new things about my mom and also some things about myself.

Mom

I talked with my sister about our shared experiences, as well as our hopes for the future. Watch us make bad jokes and make fun of each other.

Lou and Julie talk about their childhoods, family, adventures biking and hiking, and how important being a team has been for them and their family.

Mrs.Pierce was talking about her childhood and growing up and one of her most difficult moments

In this interview we cover the topics of my mother’s childhood, family, lessons learned, religion, and future.

Me and my 84 year old grand mother talk about how her life was during the war, how her and my grandfather met, and much more.

Caleb (13) interviews his Grandmother (75) and asks about her life and experiences. This interview was conducted over Zoom, so the audio quality for my Grandmother may not be the best.

An Interview between Surgoe Soliman, age 16 and Kirolos Sadallah, age 25, both immigrants from Egypt to America. This interview was conducted on a Sunday, November 28th, in a noisy church basement. The interview discussed a wide variety of topics...

This interview consists of Erin Maegerle and her mom, Rebecca Maegerle, asking heartfelt questions and crying a little bit.

Gary Hance talks with Folkllife Director Lesley Schierenbeck about his childhood find of what he thinks could appear to be a Lenape dugout canoe off of the shores of Manahawkin, New Jersey. The vessel was found off of the property...

I interviewed my grandma for the Great Thanksgiving Listen. We’re in Egg Harbor Township New Jersey. I asked questions about her life and childhood. We talked about her parents, grandparents, and 5 siblings. Learned about what she did as a...

My Dadun, Tahera Begum (69) talks about her life -- being born in undivided Pakistan, married off at 15, becoming a mother at 16, and how she is doing now. The interview flips in the end where she starts asking...

The man with a jingle... Joe Swingle! This is an interview with my father, Joe Walter Swingle and what he has learned and experienced throughout his life. He has a very interesting story, growing up in a home of 7,...

In this interview, recorded in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey on November 21st, 2018, Taylor Carr (16) interviews her marching band director Ben Fong (66) about his life and career. Taylor asks many emotional questions about Ben's family life and...

ChrisJenkins jr asked his grandmother questions about her life growing up.

We talked about how my father’s childhood was like, and the struggles him and his family went through to get to where they are today.

On Thanksgiving 2018, in Galloway New Jersey, Abbi interviewed her grandma. They talked about her life in Italy and her struggles coming to America. They talked about her life with Abbi's stepmom(Jen) and Jen's sister (Sylvia's daughters). She recounts fondly,...

We mainly talked about my mom and her memories of life and also about our family, too. She talked about what life was like when she was younger, as well.

For the Great Thanksgiving Listen, Timothy Chancey, an Egg Harbor Township High school student, interviews Angelina Gorobchenko, his sister, about her life growing up and the life she is living now. She expresses her feelings of traveling from Russia to...

Childhood, Career, Family, Love, Death, & the Future.

We talked about life choices, regrets, wishes, etc.

Mami Chencha gets interviewed on her childhood, family, and what it was like moving from a sunny Caribbean island to a snowy New York.

Sarah Gates - 14 years old Steve Gates - (he’d rather not say) Wednesday, January 3rd, 2024

I have a lovely chat with my big brother Rhon Matthew (22) on how he got his current job and how he handled living in the Philippines during the pandemic’s highest peak. My big brother had went to Silliman University...