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[Recorded: Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024] Blair Christensen, a 22-year-old from Charlottesville, VA and Darby Cain, a 71-year-old from Sheffield, England, discussed their personal beliefs and values, including social innovation, climate change, and access to abortion. They shared their personal experiences...

Teddy Simmons III (46) interviews his father in law, Eldon Ronald Warr Senior (93) about his personal experiences as a jazz musician in 1940-50s Detroit.

Colleagues Margarita [No Name Given] (31) and Pat Medige (57) share a conversation about immigration, focusing in particular on Margarita's experience coming to the United States and eventually gaining DACA status. Margarita also reflects on the importance of education to...

Niece interviews her Aunt about her birth country Venezuela and about “the melting pot” in Venezuela and in the US, and her gratefulness for this country (US).

Ana Belique (36) and her colleague Sharma Aurelien (36) are enrolled in Columbia University's Human Rights Advocates Program, they discuss the activism they engage in regarding women's and citizenship rights.

Wendi Bates (45) asks her parents, Sammye “Vicki” Bates (76) and Marvin "Marv" Bates (79), about the story of her adoption from Guatemala in the late 1970s. They share memories of growing their family through adoption, the intricacies of naturalizing...

The people in this interview is Sophia Ochoa (the interviewer) who is 15 years old, Soledad Vargas (the person getting interviewed) who is 79 years old, Rene Ochoa (translator) who is 45 years old. Sophia Ochoa is the grandchild of...

Ivan describes how an assumption about his citizenship status made him learn about not assuming about anything because we don’t know what the situation people could be going through.

Baoxia Liu was born in Beijing, China and came to the United States in 1997, and she became a US citizen with two children. The interviewer is her 16 year old son, James Huang. She talked about her childhood, lessons...

Best friends Joco Soto (24) and Cristian Núñez Ramírez (25) share a conversation about their journeys becoming who they are today, particularly influenced by immigration, queerness, and family both biological and chosen.

i talked to my teammate about her journey to this country. She originally is from Spain and has lived in Louisiana as well

Mother and daughter Edea Trapletti (92) and Lisa Gollard (68) share a conversation about Edea's journey migrating from Italy to the US, finding work in Hollywood and Las Vegas, and setting roots in Las Vegas.

Seref Baltoprak (31) talks with Jackie Neale (50) about his migration from Istanbul, Turkey to Malta. Seref has hopes to stay in Malta and then possibly move to Germany. When Seref was a master's student in visual culture in Turkey,...

Tatiana, her mother, and her daughter all immigrated to Malta from the country of Georgia 5 years ago. Tatiana has hopes of immigrating to the U.S. or Canada in the future for a new and different life than she experienced...

Jennifer Bonds King (38) and her husband, Kevin King (45), speak with their aunt Norma King Gary (89) about her life growing up in Atlanta on "Sweet" Auburn Avenue in the 1940s and '50s.

A grandfather’s life stories from Cedar Rapids shared with grandson.

Questions about my dad’s experience as an immigrant from Ireland, my childhood, and Sweden. Darren is from Finglas, Ireland, and moved here as a young adult. We talked about that experience and made comparisons between the US, Ireland, and Sweden,...

An interview between a daughter and her Colombian father telling the story of how he came to live in the US

We talked about Genie’s life and the things she remembers most.

My grandmother, Linda Smith, shares some of her heritage and childhood memories.

I interviewed my 81 year old great-grandma about her experience growing up in the 1940's and how she came about having two birthdays!

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Bernadette (Bernie) Glatt Wagner interviewed by eldest and youngest daughters Kim and Kyna. Bernie was born on a farm near Napoleon, ND in 1946 to parents of German descent, Roney and Theresia. Bernie shared stories of her childhood.

Kenneth (Ken/Kenny) Wagner interviewed by eldest and youngest daughters Kim and Kyna. Ken was born on a farm near Merricourt, ND in 1946 to parents of German descent, Adam and Martha. Ken shared stories of his childhood. Forgotten until post-interview:...

Mahogany Huguley (14) interviewed Paul Everett (86), and they talked about his life growing up and his family. Deborah Everett-Croom (64), his daughter, assisted during the interview by asking questions in a way that he can give his best answers.