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Today I Zacharia Mukayess (13) interviewed my Grandma on my dad’s side named Nawall Mukayess (Tete). I asked her about life growing up in Syria and why she moved to the United States. Now that she’s getting to her seventies...

Diane (76) is asked about her childhood and family, as well as the people who affected her life the most. She reflects on her own and her son's weddings, as well as her daughter-in-law. Diane answers why she wanted to...

My Italian/Ukrainian Grandma talks about her childhood and raising her kids. Even though it was hard for her and her husband to earn enough money to raise 2 girls and 2 boys, she remained humble. She remembers how they waited...

In this interview, conducted November 29, 2022, in Port Jefferson, New York, Bailey Barden (13) interviews her mother, Felicia Sabatelli(53) about her life. Mrs.Sabatelli answers questions about her life. The questions vary from childhood memories to more recent ones. At...

Cheryl Stevens (54) and One Small Step partner Jo Watson [no age given] discuss their experience with racial discrimination, political actions, and family genealogy.

My grandma is from Brazil so some aspects of her life, like her childhood are different than most people. I like to hear funny stories about her life growing up to get to know her better and how they impacted...

Here Nico, 16 years old, interviews. This is about my mom (51) and her life before and during covid. She first talks about her growing up and life lessons she’s learned. Then she talked about her life in the military...

I ask my grandmother, Ellen Chavous, questions about her life and things she’s learned.

Anna Paloma Williams (32) asks her mother, Luz Kenyon (58), about what life was like for her as she immigrated to the United States from Mexico and raised her children in a new country. They also discuss the female role...

We talked about my moms experiences on 9/11

Julia Portal (74) talks with her niece, Danielle Portal (15) about migrating to the United States from Peru

Honoring my “abuela” by allowing her to tell her story and share about her difficult childhood. She expresses her love for her children and grandchildren and her hope for them. In May 2013, her husband and our grandfather passed away...

Katie O'Connell (22) interviews her grandmother Mary Kennedy (73) about her life and becoming a mother and grandmother.

I interviewed my sister in law on how 9/11 affected her.

“I had to tell them that it wasn’t their dad, it was only his car.” On January 8th, 2019 Jack Wilcox wanted to interview his father . He was in New York at the time, only a ¼ mile away...

Cooking is a form of art and so many people love making and eating food. On January 6th 2019 in Los Angeles California, Jack Beerman interviewed his grandmother Sarabeth Levine to learn about her early life as a pastry chef....

In this interview we go in depth about the childhood of one who grew up in the streets of New York, and what the life of one who grew up there may hold for them. My name is August Mazzara...

This interview was with my grandmother Flora Catanzaro. She will be 90 years old this December 31, 2018

In this interview, conducted in November 2018, Mackenzie Cashman interviews her grandmother, Linda Cashman, about her life. Linda shares how she grew up with her family owning a boat yard, and how it affected her. She also talks about the...

Chad Goodman was a seven-year-old boy in Vietnam during the Fall of Saigon. His mother realized that the only way that her children could have a better life was if she could give them up to adoption, which also meant...

In this interview on Sunday, November 25, 2018 in Rockville Centre, New York, Jayden Connolly interviews her grandma, Nina Linwood and talk about Nina’s life. Nina talks about her childhood and what it was like growing up. Nina also shares...

I talked to my grandmother about her life

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'...

Having a true appreciation for relaxation, Linda Pfeffer speaks with her grandson, Jake Joel, while sitting on the beach in Hawaii on Thanksgiving of 2017. Linda shares an abundance of stories, each with a golden lining, that resonates with Jake...

Did you ever wonder what your parents were like before you came along? On November 26, 2017, at the age of 15, Topper Guild interviewed his mother, Toni Kotite, about her childhood and how that influenced her choice of career....