My wonderful Nana

this is an interview about a displaced person. The story of how she got to America. And how it was like as a child going through Ellis island and starting a new life in America. 

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Daquarius Greene and Reginald Cason

Daquarius "Q" Greene (26) talks with his mentor Reginald "Reggie" Cason (47) about the accident that changed his life and the organization he created to help young people about the importance of making good decisions.

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Jennifer McCarthy and Teriyana Morton

Jennifer McCarthy (52) talks with her new friend and "fellow first-born" Teriyana Morton (28) about Jennifer's upbringing, education, and family. Jennifer talks about the impact of a traumatic brain injury on her high school experience and shares about her time...

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Danny Bell and Sydia Bell

Danny Bell (76) tells his daughter Sydia Bell (35) about growing up in Brooklyn and the day that he saved her mother.

My Nana's Experiences While Coming to America

In this interview, my Nana and I talk about her childhood in Hungary and her experiences coming to America amidst The Hungarian Revolution.

Ursula Furi-Perry and Alex Wu

Andover Stories of American Identity: Ursula retells a poignant story of her life of “grit and grace”. She emigrated to America from Budapest, Hungary as a gifted teenager. With classic American opportunities, Ursula became an accomplished published author, lawyer, professor,...

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Yuri Ramos and Frency Moore

Yuri Ramos (36) reflects upon the memory of his mother, an immigrant from Brazil, with his sister Frency Ramos Moore (31). They have a conversation on the anniversary of their mother’s death who was killed by a drunk driver coming...

Perceptions of American Life – APUSH Grade Reclamation

How growing up in a different country can influence your perceptions of America

Ilona Nanay talks to her mom, Julia Nanay, about coming to the U.S. and becoming a mom

In this interview, conducted in September 2019, Ilona Nanay interviews her mom, Julia Nanay, about her experiences fleeing Hungary after the revolution in 1956 and starting a new life in the United States. She describes the values her parents taught...

Interview with Joyce Frye

Joyce Frye, resident of Morrison Village (2503 Old Mobile Ave, Pascagoula, MS 39567) is interviewed by Reba Brown, Library Assistant 1 from Singing River Genealogy-Local History Library on Thursday, May 16, 2019. Ms. Frye discusses her pets, why she moved...

Zsanett’s story

This was an interview where I asked a few life questions to Zsanett

Emily Munyak and Adrienne Munyak English Interview

I sat down with my mom Adrienne Munyak and talked to her about out tragic car accident that changed out lives. This story is about recovery from injury and loosing a part of you but slowly gaining it back.

Through War and Peace- Primary Source Of Hungary’s most turbulent years

“It is a lovely thing to live with courage and to die leaving behind an everlasting renown.”- Alexander the Great. This is precisely what every Hungarian man, woman, and child thought at 4:00 on October 23, 1956 when the Soviets...

Nils Bognar interviews his dad, Istvan Bognar, on his life so far. “What was your childhood like”?

In this interview, conducted on November 26, 2017 in Travelers Rest, South Carolina, Nils Bognar(14) interviews his dad, Istvan Bognar(47), about his life so far. Istvan shares stories about growing up in Africa and in New York and how each...

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Kirsten Delegard and Ryan Mattke

Colleagues Kirsten Delegard (49) and Ryan Mattke (37) talk about Kirsten’s project, Historyapolis, to map the history of Minneapolis and understand the legacy of racial discrimination in the city.

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David Murkison and Ellen Murkison

Ellen Murkison (42) interviews her husband David Murkison (42) about how the accident of their sons impacted their lives and their son's journey to recover.

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Steven Govus and Lillian Govus

Lillian Govus (33) interviews her father Steve Govus (66) about being a pilot, about how he managed after his spinal cord was severed in a car accident, and about his service during the Vietnam War.

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William (Billy) Dahlheim and Katie Dahlheim

Billy Dahlheim (32) talks with his wife Katie Dahlheim (30) about growing up on a U.S. Air Force base in Germany, joining the National Guard, being deployed to Iraq in 2003 with his brother, his experience there, and two friends...