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In this interview, conducted in November 2018 in Austin, Texas, Jordan Menard (16) interviews his friend and mother Jenny Menard (47) about her childhood and overall life. Mrs. Menard shares stories about growing up and things she did when she...

Deborah Davidson (68) sits down with her friend Patricia Thomas Ivery (63) to ask about Patricia's childhood, the wisdom that she has gained throughout her life, and the dreams that she still hopes to achieve.

Born as Ranjana Saxena in May 1950 in Delhi and raised in a conservative joint household in Lucknow, UP, India - she was the youngest of four children of Ram Shanker and Prakash Saxena. She immigrated to the United States...

Story of Dad's childhood in Chicago, about his parents, WW2, going to school and college, and getting drafted into military service.

We talked about Indian Culture and my parents’ life.

Loyola University Chicago MSW student Leanna Gruhn discusses issues in immigration with Brenda Rodriguez, a Compañera from the Taller De José agency located in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood. In this clip, Brenda discusses what she wishes people would know about...

My interview had a variety of questions covering her life before she had me and my siblings.

Discussion with my grandfather about growing up in Colombia and the story of the journey to America and starting a new life

Loyola University Chicago MSW student Kate Dawson talks with her best friend of many years, Chloe Kilano, about growing up with two immigrant parents from Iran. The two reflect on Chloe's experience of being a first-generation college student while challenging...

My mom talks about an experience that she and I had when I was a little kid. She explains what values she has gained.

I asked my mother some questions about her life back then. I learned a lot of things that were very interesting to me. Like for example: I did not know she went to school to be a doctor. And I...

I interviewed my mother on January 23,2022. Questions were based around her life and friends.

Elie interviews her mom about her childhood, her honest opinions of her family, and her hopes for the future.

My 19-year-old cousin talks about her personal and love life.

We basically talked about what my mom's childhood was like and what's she did throughout her life.

An interview with my Dad about his families culture.

Barb talks about her childhood, job, life, and ect.

In this interview conducted on November 2016 in Chicago, Illinois, by Aidan Alhambra (16) with his father Alexius (Alexi) Alhambra (42) about his youth with his family, the culture they share, his opinions on the modern government, and what he...

En los años que vivo Michelle Figueroa avían unos momentos alegres pero unos tristes también.

An evening interview with grandmother, Belinda Lane, on November 26, 2017. Inside her Chicago home where her granddaughter came to visit! Ms. Lane tells stories about her life when young and older. She also shares how her events and adventures...

This interview consists of my father’s childhood and his school experience as a teenager when he just immigrated here to the U.S from Mexico

Rita Morrel talks about growing up in her native city of Chicago. Also addresses changes that Rita had observed in Chicago and current politics from her childhood (1930s) to present day (2019). Recorded in Hoffman Estates, Illinois on November 28,...

Childhood memories, the Cuban middle crisis and advice for President Trump.

In this interview, I spent some time with my grandmother as she discussed her daring mother’s trip from Italy to America, her childhood in the face of poverty, her parents’ influence on her life, her experience in the military, and...

The participants life was talked about and how he had worked at a very young age to support his family. Religion is a big motivation of his,since his childhood, and he encourages his future generations to work hard to achieve...