Interview of a 69 year old

I choose to not name him, but my dad who is 61, discusses the Cold War and his perspective on events.

1980 Winter Olympics “Miracle on Ice” USA vs USSR

During the time of the 1980 Winter Olympics the US and Soviet Union were in the midst of the Cold War. The United States men’s hockey team were a heavy underdog in their matchup against the mighty Soviet. The US...

"That was really, really an exciting part of all of this."

I ask my grandmother about her experiences and feelings with watching the first moon landing July 20th, 1969.

Cold War

My Fathers memories and perspective on the Cold War as he lived through most of it, just missing the early few years.

The Cold War

Me and Ed talk about what it was like to grow up during the Cold War. We talk about how it affected us in long term. Also about what it was like in Russia at the time.

Marys decisions that followed her realization that she did not want to be introduced as "Betty s daughter Mary" for the rest of her life

Mary moved to San Francisco as a 27 year old in the 1960s. She shares stories about that move, going to the South to be a part of voter registration and marching for civil rights, her travels to South America...

A Turks Childhood in Germany during the Cold War

In this interview, conducted in November 25th. 2017 in Chicago,IL, Yasemin Defne Pak and her father Ilker Pak talk about his childhood in Germany and how life was for him as a child. Ilker shares his experiences in school in...