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Kirsten Paull interviews her Oma about her journey and decision to move to America. She describes her life before the move in Germany, and what her schooling was like. After, she describes her move to America and how she learned...

In this interview conducted on October of 2018 in New York City, Orlando Caceres interviews his mother, Yahaira Perdomo on her experiences on life in the Dominican Republic, youth, motherhood and most recently her experience emigrating to the United States...

Discussion with two professional women who were raised in New York.

This interview is about the events of 9/11 through the experience of Christopher. He spoke about the events that occurred on that day and how it affected him as a child. He also spoke about his feelings and how he...

Can you imagine witnessing the biggest news story unfold in real time? Well Ann Gurrola and many others who were alive in the early 2000’s did. I interviewed my mom, Ann Gurrola on the terrorist attack of the twin towers...

Rita Charon: 2020-11-22 19:50:01 Rita Charon talks with her former student and now colleague Deepu Gowda about their histories together as student, teacher, and now colleagues in developing the discipline of narrative medicine.

MoMA employee Athena Holbrook and union organizer Maida Rosenstein speak about their experiences with P.A.S.T.A/MoMA Local 2110 past and present.

Poet Molly Peacock (73) talks with her husband, Michael Groden (73), a James Joyce scholar, about their sixty-year love story that was interrupted for twenty years. They talk about ongoing love, Mike's melanoma, the novel Ulysses, and the parallel lives...

Kerissa Battle (42) an ecologist in the Catskills talks with a close family friend Leana Tishim (13) a student on Long Island about her childhood and the experiences and lessons learned. She also shares a few lessons about finding oneself...

Hi I am Samantha Koss! I am thirteen years old and I am interviewing my Grandma who is 76. We discussed topics that we’re having g her think about different points in time and how she would react/respond to them.

I decided to interview a family friend because she has had a large impact on my life. Starting as only a fellow church member to our family Mrs. Aynne quickly grew to be more like a grandmother to me. As...

Wall Street is the center of the global economy. To understand why Wall Street is more than just name of the street in Downtown Manhattan, a person who has spent more than 15 years working on Wall Street gives some...

My father and I discussed his journey to America and relationship with me.

Interview with Yvonne Ritter about her life as an LGBTQ pioneer, part 2: post-high school years.

We talked about some of my moms memories, important people in her life, and important moments in her life.

Wilma and her granddaughter Amy discuss her journey to the United States, growing up in catholic school, meeting her husband at 15, and family life.

Megan (20) and her father’s best friend Eddie (55) discuss his life as a musician and artist in New York City and the friendships he has kept along the way.

Brooke Scheibe: 2022-11-29 16:01:13 Brooke Scheibe interviews her mother, Lisa Scheibe, in regards to life during a very different decade, growing up with a single mother, and her high school experiences. During the Interview Lisa is also able to reflect...

Mia Quezada: 2021-09-24 18:30:41 Mia talking with Pamela about their childhood and experiences during the 2020 pandemic

Daughter interviewing mother about how her parents met.

Michael and Patricia talk about their good fortune and good life together, after both losing their spouses. Each has a rich family, personal, and professional history that shaped their lives and appreciation for what they have now.

Betty Cortus talks about her PhD defense, favorite poets and reads her poem "Words" as well as discusses old poetry's connection to new poetry, performance rap, changes in society and technology.

Lee Miller (76) in NYC speaks with his granddaughter Millie (13) who lives in Rome, Italy. He recounts growing up in Brooklyn in the 1950's & 60's, and share stories about his father, her great grandfather fighting in World WarII...

Pamela Sinchi: 2021-09-29 01:31:20 In this interview, Pamela Sinchi (14) interviews her mother, Norma Camarena (40), about her experience coming over to the USA and her experience being here including becoming a resident. She talks about within her 18 years...