The Family without a Father

I spoke with my grandmother, Virginia Velarde, about her life growing up with her siblings, mother, and step-father. We spoke about the hardships she went through growing up with her step-father and many other emotional moments in her life, including...

Sister time

In this short segment, we talked about the life that my sister has lived, and the life she wants to continue on living. We talked about her biggest successes and regrets

Marcus Lamb

This interview is conducted November 29, 2015 in West Jordan, Utah by Elaine Turner Lamb (55) mother of Marcus James Lamb (18) about his struggles growing up as a child who has Aspergers Syndrome. He shares his stories of being...

Edith Reed

Edith discusses her 101 year life, highlighting music, including her time spent at Juilliard School and Columbia University. She also discusses her family; both while growing up and the family she started with her husband John. She also mentions how...

“It’s what you are doing while you’re here”

First generation kids, William Nguyen and Johnny Sundara, talk about their family beginnings. The two talk about the hardships that their family took on in order to find a new life in America. They are humbled by the sacrifices their...

The older sibling’s PoV

In this interview I was very curious to know how my sister (Eliza) viewed my older siblings and her experiences with school and growing up. I wanted to know how she perceived them and if there was anything revealed that...

“Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. The third is to be Kind.” Henry James

I interviewed Ms. Herron because I have known Ms. Herron for seven years but I felt like I didn't know everything about her at the same time. I thought that doing this interview with Ms. Herron will give me a...

Beatriz Gomez

I sat down with my mother to talk about what was her most difficult moments in life. Spanish is the language that is used in our household, she beginnings with the loss of her mother and how she felt during...