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Learning the insane life of Adam Rivas.

This interview is about a girl named Alyssa who found her passion by going on a mission trip to Chicago three years ago.

My name is Liam Silhan I am 12 years old and in this interview I interviewed my mother Leane Silhan who is 49 years old. The topics that we discussed were ancestors, her childhood, her past occupations, her spouse, her...

Memories & old times

I talked with my uncle about his enlistment, deployment, and important viewpoints on the military.

A student interviews a professor.

This interview captures a fraction of his experience growing up in the city of Chicago, parenting, and other memories he holds. He shares the most valuable lessons he has learned over the years and stresses the importance of loving your...

David Dodson tells the story of his father, Dwight Dodson, who was the senior pastor of the Second Baptist Church in Chicago in the 1950’s. That church prided itself on its history of having been formed by a group of...

Daughter and Mother discuss the 2008 Recession and the stressors behind raising a family through financially straining and sexist situations.

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...

Dave and Steve interview each other about growing up Baptist, coming out and HIV-AIDS in Chicago in the '80's and '90's.

Interviewer Bella O'Connor and interviewee Crystal O'Connor talked about her childhood growing up and what her school life was like. We talked about the jobs she had and the things that she would do during the summers away from school....

My Father's life experiences coming to the U.S, struggles he has had coming here and the life he left behind to come to the U.S and why he crossed over. How life is in Mexico for him at a young...

Julie Peck 72 and Bill Lynch 75 discussed the development of Bill's social justice philosophy from a Quaker high school, through law school at U of Chicago, becoming a conscientious objector after ROTC, teaching in a changing school system.

We reflected upon Richard's life while he was growing up and also his life today.

A Brasilian women meets an American Man around 2003, they soon plan to get married, but what is the process of bringing someone from another country to live in America? Is it smooth sailing all the way through, or is...

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An interview with my grandfather. We talk about his childhood, his experiences coming to the US, and his reflections about his life so far.

My grandfather who was born in 1943

Caption Robert Asmann and I discussed his active role in the military during the attacks of 9/11. As well, we discussed terrorism in America, feeling towards these attacks, and influences of these attacks on America as a whole.

An interview with my grandfather about his experiences and reflections on his life during his different careers. He talks about his military life, teaching life, important people in his life, and the history of his parents and grandparents.

Grandma has been living with Gavin (age 6), his sister Audra (she 3) for 5 months. Today he asked her questions about growing up in Illinois and raising her family in Colorado

We talked about Eric Hatch’s past, current, and future life.

This is an interview conducted for my SOWK 732 class at Loyola University Chicago in MSW program through the School of Social Work. The interview was conducted with my mother, Dolores, regarding her experiences as an immigrant from Mexico.