Germans Are So Honest

After immigrating to Los Angeles from Hamburg, Germany twenty years ago, Verena sits down to talk about German v. American differences.

Interviewing my mom

We talked about my mom's origin. Also, we talked about her backstory of when she came to America.

Juan S. Rivera, my grandfather

In this interview, my grandfather talks about how life was different in the Philippines during his time - mentioning how life was under martial law. And other things history related.

Talking with Gloria

In this interview, conducted in December 2017 at Sebastopol Regional Library, Cicero (17) interviews Gloria (63+) about her life. She talks about her first love, cultural differences, and overcoming hardship, as well as her career as a child psychologist.

Working in Another Language

Despite being in Japan for the earthquake in 2011, Gerald Hirshberg doesn't tell that story, because stories of interacting with the place and the people are far more earthshattering. In November of 2017, Kate Hirshberg interviewed her grandfather, Gerald 'Jerry'...

Through War and Peace- Primary Source Of Hungary’s most turbulent years

“It is a lovely thing to live with courage and to die leaving behind an everlasting renown.”- Alexander the Great. This is precisely what every Hungarian man, woman, and child thought at 4:00 on October 23, 1956 when the Soviets...