An interview, about my Grandmother’s life.

My grandmothers life, her loves, her early years, and advice she wanted to share to her family.

The challenges I faced made me the man I am

Life is short and for that reason is why we should make the most of our lives and to face the challenges life throws at us.

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Timothy Drake and Makenzie Dorval

Timothy "Tim" Drake (54) talks to his daughter Makenzie Dorval (29) about his service in the Marines, Army, and Air Force. He reflects on his most impactful deployments and the challenges of retiring from the military.

Entrevista con mi mamá, que tenía Alzheimers

Spoke in Spanish with my mom (age 86 at the time of the interview), who was born in Cuba, eventually moving to Venezuela, where she met and married my dad. She was a college professor for decades before retiring. She...

The great listen

I interview my mom who only speaks Spanish so the interview had to be in Spanish and I asked her a bunch of things from what she did as a child to how she met my dad

Evening Talk With My Grandmother

My grandma and I mainly talked about her time in Cuba and what it was like for her being my age. She spoke to me about past friendships, jobs, and even about our current relationship with each other and God.

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Ana Castellanos, Elsie Valderrama, and Alexander Castellanos

Children, Elsie Valderrama (44) and Alexander Castellanos (38) and mother, Ana Castellanos (70) remember their father's Army career.

Oral History Project 2023

This is an interview by Isabella Cabrera who is interviewing her mom, Ana Cabrera. Ana recounts her childhood, the trauma she carries from fleeing the communist government in Cuba, her determination through nursing school, and lessons she’s learnt through being...

Mima (Grandma)

She spoke about her love for her husband, her grandchildren, and her experiences growing up in Cuba and then moving to Miami.

90miles to Freedom

The life of Hector Toledo and his hardships on his journey to the U.S. The life of Hector Toledo after making it to the U.S.

Yenisel Llana

About my mother and her life. Early memories , childhood , and about when she first came to cuba . Talks about people who impacted her. And some of her traits . Speaks about how she would like to be...

Abita and I

An interview between me and my grandmother

hijacked to cuba

Grandmother was Traveling to Miami in the late 60’s. Unfortunately on your flight happened to be a Cuban immigrant who ended up hijacking the plane in order to get back to Cuba to see his family and return home. Unfortunately...

Roger Sosa’s Life Story – Part 1

This is a story of Roger Sosa’s life, and how the Cuban Revolution impacted it.

John and nate

This interview was fun to take. I tried to focus on important stuff.

Cuban Odyssey

My abuela, Carmen Ramos, talks about her experiences after leaving Cuba one fateful day. She traveled up and down the East Coast of the U.S. growing up, and I found that it mirrored how I grew up moving around too.

Growing up Cuban in Miami

Growing up Cuban in Miami- on the outskirts of what would become Little Havana- wasn't easy. At least not in the 60s and 70s when the diversity in that was just beginning to bloom. When the Cuban community was growing...

Flying Farmers

Ralph Breding grew up in rural Idaho and, with his family, farmed land that his German grandparents homesteaded in 1912. Ralph’s daughter, Lesa, interviews him about the intersection of farming and flying airplanes beginning with his parents, Gilbert and Gertrude...

From Klausner to Clausner

In this interview, my father explains about his philosophical views of life. How he went from a teenager working hard and long hours on the farm in the summer, to going to college to having 2 girls that he hopes...

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Mei Lun Chau and Stephan Lowy

One Small Step partners Mei Lun "Jessica" Chau (50) and Stephan Lowy (64) discuss their personal and professional backgrounds, experiences with travel, and the problems with extreme views in politics.

Hablando Con Abuela

In a conversation with my grandmother, we spoke about coming to the United States and the Hardships of leaving her home country of Cuba. She spoke about her experiences coming to a new country and the difficult decision of moving...