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In this interview, my mother discusses her family life, immigration to the US, and the experiences that led to where she is today.

In this interview, conducted on November 24th, 2018 in Rochester, New York, Aviva Berke (16) interviews her aunt Jennifer Dockstator (57) about their childhood in Rochester and moving to Canada when she grew up. Jennifer shares stories from her family...

Be (83) talks with Selene (12) about her life and her journey from a small town on the gulf coast of Mississippi in 1935 to Ann Arbor Michigan, 2018.

Renee Meer shares a few memories from her childhood including a Yiddish song!

Happy memories, how my parents met and how life was lived through the years were discussed today in this interview with my father.

Learning more about my lovely mother

My aunt talked about her job, her life before the center and after.

We talked about her childhood family and school

Life

Interview about my aunts childhood.

Tyler days that his best childhood memory is riding on the tandem with Grandma and getting McDonald’s pancake platter.

We discussed his times and favorite experiences in Chicago.

Middle Schooler Chris Wright explains what life is like in modern America

Asking my sister questions to learn more about her. Also, talking about some struggles she currently faces.

Kiara interviews Omaya about what shaped her into who she is today.

We discussed my Mom’s childhood and how her later life was along with her present. I asked deep and general questions about her life.

On Thanksgiving day I sit down and ask my grandmother questions about her life and her memories of me.

We talked about everything from childhood to military service to current political events.

I asked my grandmother about her childhood and how she wants to affect the world. I generated an understanding of how our major family tradition is to to good in the world.

This interview took place in Bayside, New York, on December 1st, 2019. In it, Ami Farrell asks her mother, Setsu Sakaguchi, about the challenges she has faced in life and what she has learned from them. As an immigrant from...

My mother talked about her experiences of living in New York and her passion for education.

I interview my dad on his childhood and memories he thinks are significant to him

My Papa talks about how our family immigrated from Guyana to America. He talks about his childhood in Guyana, and transitioning to the United States as an adult.

A lot of talk about school years and stuff, what growing up was like then

A thanksgiving chat with my grandpa about his life growing up on farms in rural New York to living in suburban Rochester, NY.