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Priscilla Cortez (18) and Amy Gudino (18) speak on spirituality and its role in Amy's life, living during a pandemic, Black Lives Matter, and hopes for the future.

James Del Balso: 2020-09-10 14:29:15

My dad is not a very opened person and I decided to choose him because I would like for him to open up me about his life and what it was like for him growing up.

My mom talks about her running career and her love for Boston

Robert Danziger (66 years old) 2022-01-20 16:19:56 Richard H. Junge (84 ears old) friends talk about Homak, move to America, factory work, days as Vice President of Manufacturing, family

This is a interview of my grandmother Stacy Smith about her life, and and our families heritage.

Peter Singh (16) talks with his grandmother, Mercedes Luz (70) about her childhood and growing up in the Philippines. Mercedes discusses her time in Iran during the Iran Iraq war as a nurse in a military hospital. She traveled across...

Chicago Public Schools World Studies teacher Eric Carlson interviews rising 10th grader Javian Jones on the last day of school : 2021-06-22 18:18:04

Michael Silver and Karen Morris-Cetin discussed the 1960's in Milwaukee, Madison and Chicag: 2020-09-10 15:10:37

Nathan Buck, Providence Volunteer Program Supervisor, has an in-depth conversation with Therese Lewandowski, about his spiritual journey from being a midwest, gay alter boy in a Catholic school to an openly gay, happily married manager for a Catholic organization. Nathan...

My Great Aunt Mary tells stories. Growing up on a farm in Illinois during the Great Depression; Nursing School/ Nurse Cadet Corp; Joseph Feldner’s (brother) wrestling achievements. April 2017.

Jane Lecrone(73) talks with her grandson Jake Lecrone(17) and his classmate Sebastian Trajanov(17)

Covering topics from family to teaching at a CPS school.

Laura Otto Phillips, age 60, has a conversation with her mother, Betty Otto, age 94. Betty chats about growing up on the South Side of Chicago, rationing coupons in WWII, meeting & marrying a US Coast Guard officer Larry Otto....

Father Frank DeSiano calls himself a "lifer." He entered the Paulist junior seminary as a teenager. That was more than 45 years ago. He's a noted leader in evangelization or sharing of the Catholic faith. Father Frank has been the...

The life and times of a wonderful, Greek Yaya.

Life of my mother growing up as a kid and meeting friends who meant alot to her as a child. My mother growing up into a mature young adult who met my father at a young age. Also telling stories...

Teresa Orantes Kane lives a musical life. A retired opera singer and teacher, she graces the halls of Saint Paul Conservatory as a piano student of Oleg Levin. Her credentials as a soloist include performing with the Chicago Symphony, Grant...

Pari and Emily sat down to discuss why Pari's family left India when she was young, what their experience was like as immigrants in the US and how things have been for them throughout the past twenty years. The interview...

Seto You, age 92/93 or 97/98, is interviewed by his son, Ed You, age 26, about his early days in the USA. He arrived from China in 1916, worked as a cook in this country well into his 80's. He...

a story of a tragedy in Jan Keith's life

I talked to my Nani and she told me about her struggles as a child with losing her father, brother and mother. She went with her siblings at the age of 18 to live with her uncle. Shortly after, she...

My aunt has a lot of experiences i never knew about. She worked and went to a catholic school. She saved her money and spent it precisely as a child. She started buying bonds when she was young.

Andrew Taylor (Student, Chicago) spoke with Xanat Sobrevilla (Organizer, Chicago) of Organized Communities Against Deportation about her work, the deportation process, and her vision of migration justice in the future.

The story of my grandfather Richard Carlson.