Short Stories from Lavern Tomchak

Stealing pies, working to damn much, and the affection she had for her Grandmother, "Grandma T" recounts stories of growing up the good times, and the bad.

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Chris Holstine and Eric Holstine

Father and son Eric Holstine (55) and Chris Holstine (18) have a conversation about college plans, past experiences, personal interests, family memories, and their relationship.

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Clemens Work and Asmaa Albukaie

Friends and colleagues Clemens "Clem" Work (75) and Asmaa Abukaie (37) discuss Asmaa's upbringing in Damascus, Syria before the outbreak of war in 2011. The two share memories of supporting other immigrant and refugee families in Montana and Idaho. Asmaa...

A Ukrainian Immigrant’s Cultural Journey

Over Thanksgiving of 2019, Mia Chuma (15) and her 76-year-old grandmother, Kwitoslava Saluk Paschyn, conversed about Kwitoslava’s journey to America. Mia’s grandmother reflects on her past, how she escaped Ukraine with her parents due to religious and cultural persecution. Reminiscing...