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Connolly Irwin (13) interviews his Dad, Darrell Irwin (68) on life, aging, travel, moving and childhood

I am Maida Liu(interviewer) and am speaking with my mom Zhongmei Li(interviewee). I am 15 years old and my mom is 50. We talked about her childhood, her thoughts on the present, and her beliefs.

Karoline (19) talks with her father, Alex(47) about his childhood, including childhood memories, hometown and his father.

Patricia "Trish" Thorngate (67) interviews her father, Stephen "Steve" Thorngate (96), about his life, childhood, and family.

Marie Baraldi, 36, interviews her husband Ralph Hua, 40. Ralph reflects on growing up in China (please note, the story about his dog in the beginning might be disturbing to listeners) and his August 2022 diagnosis with ALS.

An interview with my grandmother

I discussed the 4 questions with my Nani, and elaborated more to learn about her life and struggles. She shared many stories with me.

I was very interested in the stories that my dad had told me and I learned a lot about him and his personality!

Talked about my mom and grandma’s life in China where they grew up and the hardships that came with it.

This is an interview I did with my 86-year-old grandmother. She lived in Germany through WWII and had a very interesting life, resulting in some unusual stories. She now lives on an out-of-service farm in Pennsylvania's Amish Country. In this...

Gin Lai Kwei Yee (PoPo 93) talks with her only granddaughter Jacqueline C. Larriva (36) who was raised by her PoPo for a majority of her life. Jacque interviews her PoPo about life and growing up in Guangdong (formerly Canton)...

My mom' s memory when she was a primary school student

An interview of my mom’s life as a kid in China, from school to home life, to moving to America with my dad.

In this interview recorded on January 2, 2020 in San Antonio, Texas, Venice Xie (15) asks her mom, Tracy Xie (47) about growing up in China and moving to the United States. Mrs. Tracy explains how her childhood was difficult...

This interview was about the life of my grandma before and after she came to the U.S.

“After every air raid we would have to count heads to make sure everyone was okay”. On January 1, 2019, 14 year-old Taylor Huie interviewed her grandmother, Sylvia Huie, about her experience escaping the Japanese-Chinese War in the 1930s when...

I asked my grandfather some questions, which my dad answered some.

We talked about my mother's life in China and in America.

We begin with my mother's childhood, then her career in PR before meeting my father, their relationship, struggles in having Jiming (my brother), as well as me and my younger sister Kelly, and her experience(s) immigrating to the US.

My grandma when she was small was devastated because of the poorest with traumatic stress

My 83 year old grandma telling me her past, her story, and her experience. From China to Vietnam due to the Japanese invasion to America, my grandma tells me of her experience. She tells me of her adaptation to the...

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.

This is a interview of my mom and her life.

My mom talks about her childhood and my similarities to her. She also talks about her thoughts and moments that were important and memorable to her. In addition to this she expresses what she wants for her children and herself...

We talk about Huanmei Wu’s early childhood and coming to the U.S.