Sono’s incredible Journey to Europe

Sono Begert (née Nishimura) travelled from Japan to Europe in 1939, just as World War II began.

Aiden Briesacher and Kelly Barnes

Aiden Briesacher: 2020-11-29 21:07:51 Aiden Briesacher (17) speaks with her Aunt, Kelly Barnes (50), about her life. Travel experiences in India, Japan, London, China, Australia and more as well as childhood memories, life in different countries, and a surprise reveal...

Great Grandmas Trip to Japan

Helen Jean Eli, age 85, who lives in Kansas, discusses her experience with nursing and her unplanned but exciting trip to Japan.

In Your Own Words with Pele Voncujovi

Originally a celebration of Black History Month, February 2018, Middlebury College's Davis Family Library has initiated a series of oral interviews, "In Your Own Words." In them, Literatures & Cultures Librarian Katrina Spencer engages members of the community who trace...

Testimony: Alicia Vazquez

Sonaya Vazquez-Wright (16) interviews Alicia Vazquez (71), her grandmother, about her life stories and memories. They talk about Alicia's childhood in Mexico, her immigration to the US, and about their shared family history.