"I’m more of a painter in music than a musician" – Alan Semerdjian

Mara Jill Herman (Astoria) interviews Alan Semerdjian (Long Island) who makes meaning of his life through art. They discuss family influence, Armenian heritage, dialectic thinking, writing, music, and the art of educating.

The Heart of a Grandma: “Being Alone depresses me a lot” SPANISH interview

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...

Interview with Ms. Mendelsohn

Ms. Mendelsohn is a science teacher at Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School. She is also a mother, daughter, and a wife. She has thankfully agreed to conduct an interview about legacy and decisions.

A Gritty Childhood Growing Up in Queens

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...

The Older Generations

We began by talking about our families immigration story and moved into how the older generations of our family influenced my father’s life.

Kung Fu and MingJian Dan: A Great Thanksgiving Listen

On November 26th, after a long Thanksgiving break, I interviewed MingJian Dan. He is an RTF student who is incredibly involved in Martial Arts. I met him three months ago. We both live in University Towers. I asked him about...

The legacy of our Mom’s through the generations

Cooking with the generations of Mother’s and passing on that legacy to future generations

Nicki Stephen and her uncle talk about teenage years in high school.

In this interview, conducted on November 24th 2016 in New Hyde Park, New York, Nicki Stephen (16) interviews her uncle Felix Stephen (36) about his teenage years in high school. Felix Stephen shares stories about his experience in high school,...

Who is James Dollinger?

Lily Dollinger (15) interviews her father James Dollinger (59) in Flint, Michigan. He talks about the importance of family and the influence his children have had on him. Also, he expresses the memories he has from growing up in New...

Ankit Jain and his Mother Rashmi Gupta talk about the lessons she’s learned in life.
November 30, 2017 App Interview

In this interview, conducted on Thanksgiving 2017 in Albertson, New York, Ankit Jain (16) interviews his mother Rashmi Gupta (52) about the lessons she learned while growing up in India and moving to America. Mrs. Gupta shares stories about playing...

Fathers memories

In this interview conducted in November 2017 in Chicago, Illinois Karina Sanchez (17) interviews her father Rafael Sanchez (41) about his life and many other things. I ask my father stuff about past moments and what was high school like...

The Great Thanksgiving Listen: Rabbi Marim D. Charry
November 30, 2017 App Interview

A Maryland teenager asks her grandfather about aspects of his life. Note: Due to the fact that I accidentally recorded too loud, my voice is distorted. Sorry about that. My main objective was to have my grandfather sound fine in...

Interviewing my Grandpa

Interviewing my grandfather, I ask him about his childhood, his relationship with my grandmother and my mom, and he ends with a word of advice to his great grandchildren.

Sunny Liu and His Father Talk About His Life So Far

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in New Hyde Park ,New York,Sunny Liu (16) interviews his father Yong Hua Liu (82) about his life in both China and America. Yong Hua Liu shares stories about life as a child...

A Mother’s Lessons

An interview in which Saeema Sajjad was interviewed by Tabeer Sajjad and Saeema's childhood and lessons that she learned as a child were brought into light. Her past experiences with her family and the lessons she has learned from them...

Bing Yi and his daughter, Emily Yi, talk about growing up in Dalian, China.
November 27, 2017 App Interview

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in Simpsonville, South Carolina, Emily Yi interviews her father, Bing Yi, about his childhood in the Chinese city of Dalian. Dr. Yi talks about his parents, extended family, and the people who have...

Noah and Joshua
November 26, 2017 App Interview

This was about a summer road trip in 1994 and all of the problems that came with it.

A Man Of Short Words
November 26, 2017 App Interview

My name is Kelly Ta. I am 15 years old. Today is November 26, 2017. I am recording this interview in Whitehall, Pennsylvania. I am speaking with Vince Ta, who is my father.

Mother Daughter Interview

Me and my mother sat down and had a talk about her earlier years and about her success in life. We talked about the places in life that gave her success (College: university of Chicago) and who lead her on...

My Mother’s Unique Life

This about my mother's unique life based on her childhood and the things she did how she was able to make it best of her life even though she had a rough childhood. But with the things she learnes from...