98 years of African American history.

Merrill Cooper, 98 years old African American from south Virginia with a high school diploma retired as International Vice President of transport workers union of America

“Find your passions.”

In this interview, conducted in November 2018 in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, Evan Parker (16) interviews his grandmother Judy Fulton (70) about her childhood and her family. Judy shares stories of what her childhood was like, and what she...

Amah

This is a recording of my grandmother, barbara sifflard, sharing the stories of her life, her perfect love story, and the memories of her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Grandma Kaminski talks about her childhood

I am Connor Kaminski, one of the youngest grandchildren of my grandmother Alice Kaminski. She is the oldest living member of my entire extended family and the last of my grandparents. Turning 87 in 2018, she is an inspiration because...

"So I caused a little trouble coming into the world too"
December 8, 2022 App Interview

Rita Bowman (58) talks to her daughter, Sam Armengolt (16), about her childhood and what she has learned throughout her life. Born into a lower class family, Rita took care of her younger siblings while growing up; at 18 she...

Emma Cortes and Carmela Cortes

Emma Cortes (16) and her mother Carmela Cortes (47) discuss what it was like when Carmela had a stroke 9 years ago. Emma was freshly 8 years old when these events took place and Carmela was 39. They talk about...

Katarina Fenner and her Mom Linda Fenner discuss growing up in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. (pt. 1 of 3)

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in Chandler, Arizona, Katarina Fenner (13) interviews her Mom Linda Fenner (47) about her childhood in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Mrs. Fenner shares stories of her childhood, especially regarding her parents and grandparents....

Varshini Ganesh and her sister Shivani Srividya talk about their life moments and growing experiences.

In this interview, conducted on December 2nd, 2017 in Plano, Texas, Shivani Srividya talks about her childhood. Varshini Ganesh and Shivani Srividya being sisters talk about them growing up together. She talks about her memories and vivid imaginations as what...

A Stranger in America

The interview took place in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey on December 3, 2017. I chose to interview my dad, Kenny Phung, 48, because he always leaves an impact on my life every single day. My parents are divorced and...

“Thanksgiving is a time for family to come together but this year everyone is separated”

This interview was recorded in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. The recording took place in My Aunt’s garage in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. The interview took place in November 20, 2020 around 7:30 pm. The participants in this video...

Love and sacrifice

The story of an immigrant who left everything behind to come to United States. She speaks of her struggles and goals that she still hopes to accomplish. The love she has for her kids drives her to be a better...

Alex Goldberg and his mom Stacy Goldberg talk about the major events putting her life into place.

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in Marlboro, New Jersey, Alex Goldberg interviews his mother about her experiences putting her life into place. Stacy explains why she decided to be a social worker, talks about the time when her...

Ajani Young interviews his grandfather Steve A. Gresham about his life and what he has learned during it.

Ajani Young, a junior at Egg Harbor Township High School, interviews his grandfather Steve A. Gresham. Steve highlights what he sees as important things in his life. This list includes morals taught to him by his parents, growing up with...

Childhood, Love, and Life

I decided to interview my mom for this thanksgiving listen project because although I know her now. I don’t know a lot of her past and I wanted to to know where she came from, what life was like, and...

Rahaf Abdallah and her mother, Azza Ghanem, talk about their lives growing up in Egypt and America.

In this interview, conducted in December 2017 in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, Rahaf Abdallah (16) interviews her mother Azza Ghanem about her life growing up in Egypt and in America. Azza shares her stories about education and living the...

Our Bond

This interview was recorded on Nov. 20th, 2018, in participation of The Great Thanksgiving Listen. During the interview, Gianna Maldonado (16) asks her grandma Maria Fiola (63) about some of the struggles she encountered trying to raise another baby after...

"I Love You, baby. Be good"

Maci Mercurio, a junior at EHTHS, conducts an interview with her pop pop John D'intino. This interview takes part of The Great Thanksgiving Listen, 2019. Her pop pop is someone who Maci views as extremely wise, loving, and funny. Throughout...

Payton Keblish interviews her mom Dana Keblish for the Great Thanksgiving Listen 2019.

In this interview, Payton Keblish (age 16) interviews her mom Dana Keblish (age 45) in December of 2019. They both reminisce over childhood memories and talk about hopes for the future. They talked about hardships of the past and how...

Dealing With Reality

Recorded on December 3,2017 in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey.In this interview I took the time to interview my best friend’s father. In this interview I got to know more about him and his past, even my friend got to...

Determination Runs in Our Family

Allie Chester performs an interview with her Aunt, Peg Chester, at her family Thanksgiving dinner. Allie asks her Aunt about her life, her favorite memories, her experiences, and their family. Their family runs on determination and are extremely important to...

An Unexpected Outcome

In this interview, Kylee Johnson (16) at Egg Harbor Township High School in Egg Harbor Township New Jersey interviews Linda Peterson (69), her grandmother, on her life growing up, relationships, and her children today for the 2018 Great Thanksgiving Listen....

Thanksgiving Talk With Tio Rico

While I got to talk with my family during our thanksgiving get-togethers, my Tio Rico and Tia Diana live in Virginia and were unable to come. As a result, I wanted to make sure that I called and was able...