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In this interview, conducted on Thanksgiving, 2015 in a suburb of Cleveland, Dylan Caine (16) asks his mother, Shelly Pesick-Caine (56), about her quintessentially American upbringing in the suburbs of Detroit. Born into a caring and hardworking family of six,...

Collete is a strong 75 year old women who adores her family and neighbors. She had a fun and adventurous childhood but there were some twist and turns. She grew up in Chicago and later moved to the Eastside, life...

Looking back at the life of a first generation child of Holocaust survivors

interview with my mom

this is a history project interviewing a past member of society about their experiences.

My mother and I talk about what it’s like to grow up in Poland.

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in Gallatin, Tennessee, Megan McCormick (17) interviews her mother Jennifer McCormick (44) about what life was like for her growing up in the 70s as a part of a family with traditions that...

Trudy Lovell, 98 years old, talked about her experience during the Holocaust and her time spent at a concentration camp and her life after that.

In this interview, Me and my mom talk about her history in Poland, along with the comparisons between life in a European country, and in America

We discuss the past, present, and future of Mr. C’s teaching experience and what is similar/different about teaching in two different cultures.

Grandma’s view on her childhood and young adult life

Abraham Brawer (83) talks with his daughter and son-in-law Lynnette Brawer (47) and Todd Paler (47) about life in Nazi Occupied Europe, his journey to Israel where he worked on kibbutzes and served in the military,his immigration to South America...

In this interview, I had a long conversation with my mom on our family immigration from Poland. We talk about how she had to learn English, our polish heritage, and how our life is now.

John (66) talks to his wife Linda (62) about his parents who were survivors of Nazi concentration camps, how they migrated to the U.S. and the trauma they faced in their lives.

I interviewed my grandma, Alexsandra Warzecha (76), discussing her story of emigrating to the United States of America. Furthermore, describing her time in Poland during the Cold War, and at a time of Communist ruling. Ultimately, describing her life as...

Life growing up in Poland during the 50/60’s, and coming to America.

In this interview, conducted in November 2022 in Palos Park, Illinois, Aleksandra Kasprzak (13) interviews her grandmother Elżbieta Joniak (66) about growing up in Poland.

Daryoush Vaqar (35) speaks with his wife, Agnieszka Vaqar (37), about their 10th wedding anniversary. They share the story of how they met and some highlights from their courtship.

Edith Hirsch (100) talks with her friend, Arielle Lewis (28), about coming to the United States from Poland with her mother, growing up in the Roseland neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, becoming a teacher and librarian, and her...

Talked about family hertiage and legacy

Nana Honey stories about her parents life in Poland and moving to Boston and NYC

Ellen Piekalkiewicz (58) interviews her father, Jaroslaw Piekalkiewicz (95), about his experiences as a World War II refugee and a member of the Polish unit of the British Armed Forces. They also talk about their home in Lawrence, Kansas, where...

In this interview, conducted on November 2017 in Whitehall Pennsylvania, Kamil Gjondla (15) interviews Marian Owsianski (51) about his life in Poland and America. Marian Owsianski talks about his adolescent life in Poland and his job experiences. He talks about...

Jeff Ikeda (36) and One Small Step partner Kern Smith (52) exchange experiences and lessons they have faced on the intersectionality of their cultural and racial identity in or outside of the U.S.

Dr. Gaspare Matteo Genna (57) interviews his colleague Dr. Zbigniew Anthony “Tony” Kruszewski [no age given] about his memories and experiences living in Warsaw, Poland during World War II. They also talk about the Warsaw Uprising and Dr. Kruszewski's involvement...