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Growing up during the war

This interview was held on May 27, 2018. In context, my auntie and I were talking while my family and I were visiting her second husband, Uncle Lee, in the hospital. She tells me about her experiences of living in...

U.S History

In this interview, George Wilbur Conner Jr. (53) is interviewed by his granddaughter Patience Leigh Foster (17). The interview was conducted on November 26, 2017 in Cherryville, North Carolina. George shares his stories about growing up with his mom and...

From the front door, I knew I was gonna love this place. Elixr is a unquiet little haven close to city hall in Philadelphia. Having coffee with Henken was a good time for reflection and looking ahead to the new...

Your name means queen. I know you might not feel it now but you are going to grow up to your crown.

I talked to both of my parents about their views on culture and how my mom felt when she came to this country.

The second part of interviewing my mom about her experience as a poor Filipino

I liked to draw all the time, I wasn't interested in anything else, so that's what I did.

The story of how my mother's garnishes came to America, how her parents met, her life growing up in Mt. Lebanon, at Penn State and marrying my dad.

This interview begins with the story of my father escaping Vietnam, settling down in America and finding his version of the “American Dream”. Further into the interview we discuss the differences between my generation, specifically as a first gen Asian-American,...

Kendall Crusco (age 16) interviews her grandmother, Marie Crusco about her life as a child. Kendall asks her grandmother how she wants to be remembered. Marie shares about her summers spent in Atlantic City, NJ. Kendall asks Marie about her...

I interviewed my grandparents, Max and Marianne McGinn.

I interviewed my mother, Dole McCormick. We talked about her childhood in the Philippines, how she ended up in the United States, her parents, and her marriage.

For my interview, I chose to record my dad who is 57 years old, and is a retired member of the air force. My dad is originally from Biliran, a province in the Philippines, and grew up in the rural...

Grandmom (Susan Higham)(71). She was a sister, daughter, wife, mother, aunt, and grandmother. We discussed what childhood was like, how life was different, what she wants for the next generation, and a couple other things I’ll let you listen.

Ed Nathan (68) was a corporate trainer for 20+ years but after an accident where his life changed and he lost a limb, he decided to dedicate his life to helping the amputee community. This conversation is with Brian Donnelly...

Carol Ann Sweeney discusses baking Christmas cookies with her mom, grandmother, and children.

14 year old, Gabriella Loyola interviews her mom Maria Dareen Loyola on growing up, love life, raising her children, names and traditions.

This is a podcast of my grandma about her life.

We talked about Amiri life

Steven Rauscher (33) and Brandon Thrash discuss the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Philadelphia's service and hospitality industry, with a special focus on how the value of service and hospitality in America needs to be redefined and reframed moving...

Helenita Zaballero, also knows as Helen is 66 years old. She is a mother of 3 and a grandmother of 8 children. In this interview she talks about her happiest and proudest memories.

memories of childhood 1

We talked about Mom’s childhood and experiences immigrating to the US, as well as memories about her family.