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In this Interview, conducted in November 2023, Hill Hughen (18) interviews his mother Valerie Hughen (46) about her memories and experience in economics. Valerie shares some of her favorite educational and childhood memories. She also mixes in some of her...

Meet Niki Giberson, basket weaver, jammer, felter and mayor in this Women's History Month Special!

I (Ella) interview my grandma about her childhood, memories of World War II, my mother and uncle, and a little about me.

My grandfather, Robert Degraaff, talked about his upbringing, his school experiences, and his career as an English professor.

She tells me about what it was like living in Holland and moving to the states

This story I a about my mom's life untill th w age of 40

Marge and Alden Ketchum described how they met in the 1950's and their family history in Evergreen Park, IL.

Our family story covering the immigrant experience via the former Yugoslavia and North Africa, and the Netherlands via Trinidad.

In this interview, Charlotte (16) interviews her grandmother Jetske (85) about her life, especially about her travels and growing up in the Dutch Colony of Indonesia during World War II.

Hayley Peterson speaks with her grandmother, Bea VanWyk McPherson, about her childhood and immagration from Holland to San Diego.

Wendy Thomas (47) and Thajilah Olaiya (30) are classroom teachers in Washington D.C. who got to know each other through karate class, and talk about their beginnings as educators and the future of classroom education.

Linda Tirico (57) speaks with Erin Dickey, Facilitator, about the progress of her work life and her current unemployment. Her theme was to discuss who she is today.

Emiliano Echeverria, 60, interviewed by his son Marcelino Echeverria, 22. Emiliano talks about growing up in San Francisco, his involvement in the Chicano and Free Speech Radio Movements of the 1960’s, and his many years of union memberships.

Sisters Lynn Shearon (66), Jo Hatton (64) and Janclay Peavley (57) talk about their parents and grandparents.

Christy Fitch (35) interviews her grandfather James Gooch (85) about moving from Neon, KY to Detroit, MI.

Cherilyn Evans (63) tells facilitator Daniel Littlewood (32) about how she moved from Los Angeles to Ukiah, California.

Aldo Tollini (89) talks with his grandson David Johnston (47) and his granddaughter Michelle Johnston (42) about his life as grape-grower, his love of his wife, and his time playing baseball.

Robin Sunbeam (62) tells facilitator Daniel Littlewood (32) about traveling, her daughter, Sudharma Kumari’s life and death.

John Bellina (45) talks with his business partner Tasso Stathopulos (49), about creating a brand for and marketing the Anythink Rangeview Library.

Maya Elena Scott-Chung (45) and Susie Hoblet (47), parents at Kaiser Elementary School, discuss the myth of the Ozzie and Harriet “traditional family” and Suzy’s experience growing up in Italy, France and traveling worldwide; the struggles of the sandwich generation,...

William D. Evers (83) by Peter Emblad (43) on W.’s family history. W. talks about his parents and grandparents’ immigration to the U.S. from Germany, and their rise in prominence in San Francisco

John Esaki (60) talks with his coworker and friend, Koji Steven Sakai (33), about their family backgrounds, their families’ experiences in Japanese American Internment Camps, redress and reparations, and the Japanese American National Museum.

Warren Bowden (72) and friend Kevin Fischer (75) talk about founding the Gold Nugget Museum.

Edward Whelan is interviewed by his daughter Derval Whelan about immigrating to the United States, work, meeting his wife, opening up his own bar and family.

Raphael Pantet, 24, visiting San Francisco from Brazil, talks with facilitator Frank Kingman, 64, about his several trips throughout the U.S., having dual Swiss/Brazilian citizenship, and compares how race is talked about in the U.S. and Brazil.