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Mary Isaacson (46) and Julie Summers (46) discuss their time spent with the CampFire organization. They have been involved in some capacity since high school and are both current Board Members

Michael and Joseph talk about their father/son relationship and their sexuality.

Akiba Shabazz talks with her daughters Naja and Zuri about her life growing up with her parents in Memphis, her marriages and travels.

Retired FDNY speaks about experiences in the fire department

Kathleen Wright, 41, interviews her father Kenneth Lynch, 67, about his childhood.

Joyce Hayes, 64, talks with her friend Tanene, 28, about growing up in Chicago and her involvement with social work, education and politics.

Bernard Scott Rush, 68, by his daughter, Nicole Rush (Maat Free), 35, about growing up in Mississippi then moving to New York City.

We talk about our my grandmothers grandmother

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

daughter interviews her father about his life

We talked about life and my mom's childhood. I was able to ask her things I had never asked her before. It was interesting to learn about her life.

I interviewed my aunt who is a foreign medical doctor and talk about her struggles in achieving her degree being married young and having kids young. Furthermore, we discuss her adjustment from a Muslim medical doctor in Pakistan to being...

Talking about my grandma’s move from Lebanon to the United States. Also about how it was to move to a new country back then.

La history de como un hombre vino hacer una vida en los Estados Unidos

We talked about were my mom came and how she got here .

Carlissia, 21, interviews Sylverna, 57, about growing up in Virginia and Baltimore during the Civil Rights Movement, her interest in libraries, becoming Dean of Libraries at the University of Memphis, and the problems facing African Americans today.

Sarah Flynn, a social work student, and Michael collins discussed social justice issues within the U.S. immigration system.

A cousin (Kathy Lin) interviews her cousin (Sarah Zhang) on her life lessons, decisions and childhood memories. Throughout Sarah's life she has made many life decisions but hasn't regret anything. The decisions she made is greatly influenced by her mother....

Recorded at the New Haven Free Public Library on 11/20/18 as part of the Bread Breakers project.

Kirsten describes her journey from Germany to the u.s and also gives us a peek into her daily life.

I question my Dutch mother on her experiences growing up in the Netherlands and going to university before I attend university in Amsterdam in the Fall.

I interviewed my aunt khyla. She is 21 years old. I wanted to interview my aunt because she always has funny stories to tell and she has pretty good advice. We talked about pretty basic things like school or generations....

Alice Rapallo talks about living in Boston, raising kids, and being married to an alcoholic.