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Join us for a morning talk with my mom who is aging and rapidly forgetting details. She is the great-granddaughter of William H. “Billy” Steen who was one of the freed Black families—Hawkins, Pearson, Reece, Steen, Shipp—who established Paris, MS...

Susan Roberts (66) speaks with her husband Douglas Roberts (71) about their serious illnesses, navigating their care and the lessons learned from this experience.

Discussing with my grandmother about good memories she has with family. Originally recorded on November 23, 2019, but re-recorded on December 21st.

This is about my best friends life with me when we were younger because we are twins!

A looks into a mother’s past and what her life was like, following up to the birth of her children and her life now. A great person who shows nothing but love and care towards the people she loves the...

My dad is a hard-working person, calm, intelligent and open to new experiences, I saw him treat others with kindness and without fear, so I decided to interview him to know the story behind him.

Noah interviewed his mom, Caroline, about how she met his Dad and what Noah was like as a child.

Spouses Richard Ohava (81) and Janet Hsieh [no age given] discuss their respective backgrounds, upbringings and their relationship.

Me talking with my mom about her upbringing and her family’s impact on the world

I sat down with my brother and asked him several questions about his life.

Good friends Alton Clark Sr. (81) and Jacqueline Davis (57) discuss Alton's life and the course of his military career, spanning 23 years from 1961 - 1984.

Mostly about how my mothers life story was and what where the pros and cons. But also basing on the the hard worker, juggling things, having to go through and rough time when younger. How those hard time have progressed...

Ronald "Ron" Britton (71) recounts to StoryCorps facilitator Chapin Montague [no age given] his youth as a self-proclaimed military brat, the lives of his parents, and his career in oceanography and marine biology, all while sitting on the wood-lined deck...

I interview my mom on her college days spent at Arizona State University.

Kimberly Hopkins (63) speaks with her sister, Connie Lint (69), about her time serving as mechanic in the Air Force and a member of the National Guard. Kimberly considers the discrimination she faced as a woman in the military and...

My grandmother was originally a resident of chihuahua,Mexico. She later came to the United States to pursue her school work.

Barbara Hester Kurtz (87) talks with her granddaughter Susan Scott Peterson (39) about her mother's sister, Mildred Scott, who died several days before this interview. Mildred grew up on a farm in Mississippi and was the last of seven siblings...

Barbara Hester Kurtz (87) talks with her granddaughter Susan Scott Peterson (38) about her childhood in Mississippi in the 1930s and 1940s.

My grandpa has to get along with people in the navy and he was a tech agnishion in the navy and he met momo (my grandma) at a New Years party

Mother and son Tami Matthew’s and Brody Hintz have a conversation about Tami growing up and me growing up with her being a single parent.

I interview my oldest brother and have a heart felt conversation.

I met with Mr. Terry at the Oxford Housing Authority on Tuesday November 27 to discuss her life experience through segregation. Ms. Terry was born in 1950 in Lafayette county, in the Yocona area. She spoke of her experience share...

My mom talks about how when she was a kid, her mom forgot to put the turkey in the oven.

Song Seto (30) interviews her husband Masahiro "Masa" Ishigami (37) about his decision to leave Japan and enroll in high school in the United States. They also talk about their own relationship, their civil and family marriage ceremonies, and hopes...

Michael Johansson (71) talks with his friend Bounthanom Munxayaphom (45) about Bounthanom’s childhood in Laos, his time spent in a Buddhist monastery, how he eventually came to study in the United States, and his family.