Recording – 04-17-2024 16:01:01

This is my interview with Alex Alleman for my StoryCorps English Project.

Caring for and loving my children – 04-10-2024 15:10:32

interview with Maxcine Knight (87) with Regana Redd (62) on being a (my) foster parent. Momma, Mother Knight raised about twenty children (teenagers) and adopted four children. Watts & Compton California

Evan Crowne and Lyla Denny

[Recorded: Tuesday, March 19th, 2024] UVA Students Evan Crowne (22) from Virginia and Lyla Dennny (22) from Wyoming/Connecticut recorded a One Small Step conversation as a part of their course Lead from Anywhere. They discussed political influences in their childhood,...

Rebecca Jones Gaston speaks with Katherine Chon about her journey in social work

Rebecca Jones Gaston talks with her colleague, Katherine Chon, reflecting on her experiences in social work supporting children and families, the advice she received along the way, and what she has learned about trauma, change, and resilience.

Tayra interviews Johan (Dominican Republic)

Tayra, 17, interviews her step-dad, Johan. They talk about Johan’s early childhood in the Dominican Republic, goals he had as a young man, his hard-working personality and sacrifices he’s made for his family, his hobbies and passions, and goals and...

Interview with my dad – 01-01-2024 20:10:41

An interview with my dad, because I need more points in English class☹️.I even had to translate please give more points miss D

Frank Hamper, Louis Hamper interview

This is me Frank Hamper interviewing my dad Louis hamper date 12/10/2023. We discussed about how much my dad loves me and about how he met my mom. We discussed what his favorite memories were to.

Camdyn and Abe – 12/1/2023

Camdyn (19), sits down with friend Abe (19), to discuss what it’s like growing up as an adopted child, as well as discussing being black in America.

Interview with my adopted grandmother, Kathy Robinson

Kathy Robinson is 71 years old. Since my grandparents are all dead, she stepped in and filled that role for me. We talked about her childhood, school life, and the corse of her life in general.

Heather Barrera and her father Magno Barrera have a conversation about his past experiences as a Peruvian immigrant

In November 2023 in Birmingham, Alabama, Heather Barrera (18) interviews her father Magno Barrera (62) about his childhood and struggles throughout his life. He describes working from an early age in order to accomplish his goals. Towards the end, he...

Father’s Wisdom

Justice, (14, son), talks about life’s challenges and blessings with Jin, (45, dad), and reflects about how he would want to be remembered as and what he wants his future grandkids to know.

Interviewing Dad Popadiuk – Donna Popadiuk interviews John Popadiuk Jr.

Donna Popadiuk interviews her father, John Popadiuk, and discusses his life growing up in Canada, meeting his wife, becoming a dad, and wisdom for his posterity.

Recording – 11-18-2023 16:37:04

Olive Tellegen interviews Elisabeth Tellegen (Her mom), Kate Cusato (Aunt), and Matt Prinkey (Uncle). Despite Elisabeth being adopted and not meeting her siblings until she was 21, they have been very close for decades and share crazy (slightly dirty) stories...

Thomas and Seth Murphy

Thomas Murphy(18) speaks with his father, Seth Murphy(42) about what it is like to live in the same area (The Verde Valley) most of his life and the benefits of growing up and living there. They also talk about what...

Recording – 10-26-2023 15:47:34

In this interview Lara talks about her time as a teacher in both public and private schools. She shares her experiences with teaching through her 25 years of teaching as well as advice for upcoming teachers.

Patricia Watts Teaches Us That Life Holds Endless Surprises

Patricia grew up in a home filled with love. Family stories cemented her sense of belonging and heritage. Recently, a growing interest in genealogy led her to do some research into her family ancestors. That exploration revealed a surprising truth...

Meaningful talks with Mom

I talk to my mom about why she decided to adopt me and if she is proud of me and what her hopes are for me. This interview really helped me to see how much she cares for me and...

Interview with My Father

This interview was conducted upon my 46 year old father, husband to a beautiful wife and dad to 3 children. In this interview, my father and I discussed the many parts of his life that shaped him into the person...

Adoption

I interviewed Victor and Maddie who share their story about their open adoption of 19 months old girl Maxine.

interview with my brother

I interview my brother, age 10, and we discuss his adoption, his family, and what he cares about the most.

Katie & Tristan adopt Sirius Black

Katie, who thought she was allergic, makes an unexpected adoption while at Petsmart 

Sarah Robertson about Mathilda’s Adoption

Sarah tells the story of adopting her beloved cat, Matilda