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We talked about the Vietnam war. It affected my grandmas brother.

I interviewed my granny about her childhood and how things such as the Civil Rights Movement and poverty affected her education and childhood to now.

This is the cold war interview for my 3rd hour project for Mr. S

This interview was recorded by Caroline Docherty on November 13th, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. Caroline (age 16) asks her grandma, Margaret Haran, about her immigration to the United States from Ireland in 1963. Margaret describes her immigration experience and what...

A convert put school and social circles in the sixties.

We talk about childhood, persistence, and education.

This interview was done with my mother who grew up in the Jim Crow Era. She was more than glad to give me feedback on everything that happened during that time.

Kevin Kim (17) interviews his English tutor Dave Holt (69) about his childhood in a small town in Canada. Mr. Holt shares his story about living throughout the Cold War. He talks about his native American heritage experience. At minute...

A carpenter's helper as a teenager, Bob Lofgren followed the advice of his high school history teacher and pursued medicine.

My uncle described his experience working with the US government during the time of the Cold War.

Adam's Grade 10 interview with educator Mary Matthews.

My dad reflects on what it was like when the Soviet Union Invaded his home country, Afghanistan, in 1979. He was 9 years old when Russian tanks rolled into his city, and his family was forced to flee their country.

We start off with the cold war era conflicts and issues. Then we delve into current conflicts and issues

Interview about the Apollo landing on the moon featuring someone who experienced it in 1969.

Interests in science, Cold War effects

Jon talks about his time in the Navy, Navy reserves and the Olympics

My grandmother, Leontina, talks about her new life and transition into living in America with her new experiences and hardships.

Brown gives detailed stories on living through WW2, the Cold War and more in a small midcoast town in Maine.

My grandma, Joanne “Mimi” Martin, and I talked about her experiences with many different things including voting, living in Japan, traveling, working, and growing up in the 1940s. We talked about her job in Japan during Vietnam. She told me...

Discussion with two professional women who were raised in New York.

Life during the 1950’s and 60’s.

Bernadette was born in 1971 and immigrated to France and the United States in the 90's. This is her story. Recorded in Polish

I interviewed a significant person who is great at business

My grandmother described leaving rural New York for her education and short career in the U.S. Secret Service in Beirut, Lebanon, in the early days of the Cold War, while her sister took a very different path (a convent). There...

Dan likes anime