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Bryce Fisher (30) discusses his experiences with vascular cancer and finding out his diagnosis on his mother's birthday.

Grandpa Major discusses his childhood.

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...

Ms. Rachel benner went to Europe and Morocco as a trip for school. She really enjoyed the trip except when they looked at all the churches. If she had the chance to visit any place she had visited she said...

A interview with my grandpa about his time in the military.

This interview is about our family history.

Born one of seven in World War Two Germany, Emil (Mike) Kropf speaks about his life—his experience coming to America, being drafted in the U.S. army, meeting the love of his life on a train and coming back to raise...

U.S. Army veteran Joe Hester (80) tells his granddaughter Bethany Weisberg (22) about his service.

We talked about how Omi got from Germany to America and how she felt during the trip.

Me and grandfather talked about his life and how my family came to this country.

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

During WW2 Arnold Duevel wrote almost 800 letters to Margaret, his sweetheart and later wife of 72 years. Arnold talks with his son, Len, of his experiences in the European Theater.

This is a interview containing a personal account of living through WWII from the point of view of my Great Aunt Rosemary. A time of turmoil described from someone that attempted to escape the hardships of life.

My grandma and I drove through a starbucks and sat in the parking lot to do the interview. I asked the first question, sort of knowing the answer would be germany; I figured it would be a good place to...

We talked about his life when he was growing up. When he was a kid to how he got his current job. There was some small talk on the family topic.

As a part of this interview, I asked my dad about memories that he has from Germany and what some of the differences between the two places that he remember.

Barbara Hester Kurtz (87) talks with her granddaughter Susan Scott Peterson (39) about her early married life, including maternity fashion and prenatal care in the 1950s, giving birth in a military hospital and moving to Germany with her young family...

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...

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...

Some questions about their childhood, children, and memories.

The life story of my grandfather, Franklin Loffer

Eric Decker recalls when the Berlin Wall came down and German reuinification, interviewed by Professor Liette Gidlow of Wayne State University.

From September 1968 to September 2018, stories of courtship, love, travel and advice. Neil and Kathleen Pope Hughes, long-time Washingtonians married for 50 years.

What was it like growing up in Germany, and how does it compare to living in the United States.

We were discussing general things about my aunt’s life overseas and what she learned