My thanksgiving interview

So this was an interview for thanksgiving, but since thanksgiving is such a big deal in my family with my relatives there wasn’t much time to interview someone and record them. Adding to the fact that for some of my...

Part Two: Maria speaks of transition, settling into Richmond, and her dreams of bringing more Mexican culture to her adopted city!

Part one of two: Maria sits down with Alison and translator Kaitlyn to talk about family, her move to Richmond, and ways she believes we can incorporate more Mexican culture into the town she has grown to love and appreciate!

The greatest role model

In this interview we explore my families history with my mother who grew up in Santa Ana in the seventies. She shares details into our family’s past some of the jobs that they did and how she a mexican woman...

“The Person Whose Had the Greatest Impact is my Wife”-how coming to the U.S changed my grandfather’s life.

Foti Karoutsos(14) and his grandfather Foti Moutopolos(79) talk about migrating from Greece to America in 1966. They discuss what it was like to be welcomed here, and all the memories and accomplishments he’s fond of since then. His grandfather explains...

Great Thanksgiving Listen

In the interview I focused mainly on early life and her best years and tried to focus on the positive throughout the interview.

Family heritage

This talks about were my grandma’s family is from. It also describes some close family members. Also what traditions they celebrated.

Rosalba Vega McKinney Texas The great Thanksgiving Listen 2018

This interview there was a lot of sentimental questions that really had my mother thinking and also questions that brought hot into the room.

The Journey of Life

This interview took place on January 21, 2020, in Fort Mill, South Carolina. This interview was with Katrina Ford. During this interview we discussed the journey of life and the power of positive thinking. We talked about living in the...

“Soy Una Niña Problema” Part 2

In this interview, my mother, Maria Paredes, continues to tell stories about her hometown, her rebellious childhood, happiest memories, and biggest regrets as well as what it was like coming to the United States as an immigrant.