“We were our own little support group”

Growing up in a family of eight, Lolly and her older brother, Tom, had the same congenital eye disease. He started a high-end cab company and three radio stations, ran for public office, and was a model for Lolly, showing...

Andrew and his Nana talk about her childhood.

Andrew Erion interviews his nana to participate in the Great Thanksgiving Listen. They talk about JFK's assassination, growing up in the past, the rewards of hard work, and Grandpa's letter writing with his 4 girlfriends. But in the end, humans...

Life of my Mom

In this interview, conducted on June 3, 2018, in Chicago, Illinois, I interviewed my mother Dinh Luong. We talked about Dinh’s life in America as a Vietnamese immigrant. They also talk about life in Dinh’s home country. We also recount...

Interviewing My Mom

At first we talked about family and her growing up. Then we progressed to a description of jobs and talking about elections.

From Vietnam To America: Anh

An interview with my grandma Anh who had to leave Vietnam with her 5 children during the communist era. She had to raise 5 children without her husband while working in accounting (something she had no prior experience of) due...

From Vietnam to America: Dau

This is an interview with my grandpa Dau who was an Air Force pilot during the Vietnam War. He was captured and forced to stay in a communist prison camp where they were forced to do manual labor in order...