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We discuss, in English and Japanese, of her life and mine. What would she change, what she believes, and what Miyachan has enjoyed in her life so far.

In this interview on January 21, 2022 in San Mateo, California Vanessa Meints(14) interviews her mom Christina Makris(51) about her childhood growing up in Belmont, California. She shares her fun games she played with the children around her neighborhood including...

Walter Miller shares about himself , his family and his thoughts and experiences of La'ie.

I recorded my best friend Halia (19).

I talked with my Papa about some of the funniest and his favorite memories from his life. He talked about some of his memories when he came over from Ireland and how it was like in a new country.

Jason Wolf talks about his favorite memories from childhood to adulthood. He talks about his family and himself.

Ashley & JP have a conversation about the Aloha spirit, people of Hawaii, and what it means to "talk story" sharing ourselves, the importance of honoring a people's culture with respect, living our values, being in good company with each...

In this interview, held in April 2018 in Orange, CA, Theresa Kilgore (23) interviews her grandma Ann-Eda Blache (82) about her life, their family, and her inspirations. The interview takes place in Ann-Eda’s home, which is two houses away from...

Interviewing kaysan

Lucia Greenland (16) talks with her grandmother, Carmel Richmond about her childhood, favorite memories, teaching stories, and life lessons.

Larry talks about growing up in Salt Lake, California, and Las Vegas. He met and married Nancy Ann and tells about his family, work experiences, mission, and service in the LDS church.

On June 7, 2022, Hōkūlani Holt, PhD, Kumu Hula, Pā’ū O Hi’iaka, Ka Hikina O Ka Lā, University of Hawaii Maui College and Cody Pueo Pata, Kumu Hula, Halau Hula ʻo ka Malama Mahilani and cultural advisor to the Maui...

Aunt-k gives stories on her childhood in the 1950s and 60s' in subarban America and stories of her family and her take on life.

In the interview we talked and laughed about memories, family, values, loved ones, and crazy experiences.

Gina Howard (44), in part one of a four-part series of a conversation with Shay Ware 25-year-old daughter, and Rahni Patnett, 20-year-old daughter about life before, during, and after the military and how the social injustices have affected our lives...

My nana and I talked about how she grow up, how she met my grandfather, and what my father was like as a child and who her influences growing up were and about them.

In this interview, conducted in December 2019 in Roswell, Georgia, Adalia Molina (17) interviews her two great aunts, Judy (63) and Awilda(70). Throughout the interview they discuss their childhood and relationship with their other two siblings, Maggie and Jorge. They...

i, anna o’brien, got to interview my grandma, who is also named anna today. i asked questions about her life history, her childhood, and her family that i never got to meet. i really enjoyed hearing stories i never would’ve...

i interviewed my Momma, Clotilda “Tillie” McCarthy DeLaurentis, on Friday, November 25, 2022. my Momma has lots of stories. Here are a few of them. I love you, Momma.

Just a girl learning about her mom's family history

A chat with my mom about her childhood and our family history.

Bill Warren talks about how lucky he was to grow up near his grandparents on their farm in Texas in the 1930s.

I interviewed my grandma who is 80 years old, with Alzheimer’s disease. The topics discussed were mainly where and how she grew up in Ireland, her journey here and how she met my Arabic grandpa.

On Friday, June 10, 2022, cousins Frank De Rego, (Maui Police Commission, Maui Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce, Maui County Climate Action Resiliency Planning Advisory Committee) and ​Wallette Pellegrino, (Former Host of ”Preserving Our Recollections” Oral History TV Program for...

Andrew Chin, ukulele instructor at ʻĪao Intermediate School and his stepfather, artist Michael Takemoto. The goal of the Hui Mo‘olelo program is to capture an authentic moment of connection through stories that are embedded in a Maui County sense of...