Claudia’s Journey To America

Today I interviewed Claudia from Spain. She talked about her journey coming to America and why she wanted to come to the U.S.

An interview, about my Grandmother’s life.

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

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...

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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.

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Martha Steger and Margaret Harley

One Small Step partners Martha Steger (79) and Margaret "Meg" Harley (52) have a conversation about leaving the farm, Trump traffic, and the troubles with talking politics in church.

Interview with Ernie Mendez

This interview talks about my dads life when he moved from Cuba to the United States and how it influenced him.

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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.

Life as a Sailor

This interview takes a look into the life of a sailor. Petty Officer 3rd class Lyons describes what motivated him to join the navy. He talks about what it was like while he was in the navy and the adventures...

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.

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.

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

An Interview With My Aunt Marely

Marely has had a great childhood despite the hardships presented to her by the communism in her country of birth (Cuba) and has an interesting ancestry and great parents/grandparents, lots of fun memories, and a lot of experiences that have...

Abita and I

An interview between me and my grandmother

A Father, His Daughter, and His Response as to Why He Chose the Navy.

This interview occurred on January 9th, 2020, in Flint, Michigan. Ja Karra Nelson (16, Sophomore in high school) will be interviewing her father Greg Nelson (63, single parent) about several different topics. In the beginning they discussed how life was...

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.

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...

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...

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Carla Saavedra and Alice Hill

Carla Saavedra (56) talks with her mother, Alice Hill (85), who was born in Tampa in 1936 at an immigrant Spanish hospital. They talk of family members working in the cigar factory, migrating from Spain and her great aunt being...

Living His Best Life. Do what makes you happy and have fun in life.

Cindy Smith: 2021-09-16 01:03:27 54 years old interviewing her partner, Christopher Broughton, 53 years old 3 months after a life changing accident they were involved in. Christopher survived a near death experience and shares what he's learned from life, the...

Interviewing Dad

My dad and I were talking about his childhood and his story of immigrating from Italy to the US.

Roger Sosa’s Story Part 2

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

“We all knew that what we’ve seen was real”

A story of how my grandfather saw a UFO in New York. Although its hard to believe, he never lies which makes this story all the more fascinating.

Mima (Grandma)

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