Balbina’s memories of her family becoming migrant workers in the late ‘40s.

Balbina Escobar Tijerina shared memories of the first time that her family traveled to Hartford, Texas as migrant farm workers. She also shared her first out of state migrant farm worker adventures in Idaho to work at a sugar beet...

Interview with Grandma: Rosemarie “Rosie” Josephine Minor Torrence

Saturday May 29, 2021. I sat down with grandma to talk to her about her life experiences. Interview took place at her condo: 1122 Sunbolt Drive, Unit B, St. Louis, MO 63129 at around 3pm. We had just had lunch...

Grandma and Grandpa Kauffman Tell of Life in Rural Iowa and Suburban Missouri Through the Years

The date is November 26, 2016, and Lexi Kayser and her grandparents sit down for an interview in Troy, Missouri. Sandra Kauffman and her husband, Tom, told stories of their lives growing up. Tom lived on a farm while Sandy...

Steve Desroches and Donna Duffy

Steve Desroches (47) and Donna Duffy (72) talk about their shared alma mater Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts and Duffy's experiences as a woman pursuing an education and career in the 1970s.

Mom and me interview
November 27, 2023 App Interview

The interviewer was Kaylee Lyons. She interviewed Shauna Zey who is her mom. The topics discussed were questions I was curious about. Some pertained to her childhood, and others were random.

A Word with Dr. Robin

(Updated 1/6/21: Edited to improve sound and decrease overlap caused by delay.) In an overdue reunion, Robin Wilson graced me with an hour of her Sunday to share her story. She passed down a major portion of my teaching-for-justice toolbox...

Questions for Grandma

Grandma tells me about her early life growing up, her family, and some important insights she's picked up throughout her life.

Judy

I interviewed my Grandmother, my father’s mom. Judy was born during the depression and is 81 years old. She had a happy life with little regrets.