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Laurent Sanchez (34) talks to her husband, James Barnes (32), about their first year of marriage, meeting family in Colombia, and future family plans.

This is a interview of my mother, Monika Kumar, and I, Kritika Kumar. We spoke about various topics in her life and even mine. Some topics where religion, profession, and even life lessons learnt.

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...

I (Ava, 14) interview best friends and neighbors Christopher (11) and Colette (10). Christopher is my brother and Colette neighbor and family friend. They talk about their friendship and their futures.

Owner of May Kaidee Thai Vegan Restaurant, Sommay "May" Jaijong (51), and her friend, Niramon "Mon" Zucker (59), reflect on their careers, Thai food, and the importance of sharing Thai culture with the world.

Sebastian Chavez (24) talks to his grandmother Carmen Alean [no age given] about their Peruvian heritage, their memories of food and cooking, and their involvement in the Queens Night Market community.

Ai Choo Kong (“Lovely Pearl”), age 84, interviewed by her daughter, Lin Min Kong (“Bright Forrest”), age 52, about her life growing up in Malaysia, including enduring the Japanese occupation, emigrating to the US, and living in rural North Carolina....

Business partners Bryan Chunton [no age given] and Pei Shan Wei [no age given] talk about their path to opening their Isan restaurant on Little Thailand Way in Queens, New York. They talk about the lessons they learned from their...

En está entrevista estuvimos hablando sobre la historia de inmigración de Maria nova (20, Honduras) y como fue el proceso de adaptación en este nuevo país con la barrera de idioma y el cambio cultural

November 29th, 2022

In this interview, Camila Delgado talks with her grandmother, Marylou Liriano, about her past, her childhood, and life lessons she learnt on the way to her adult hood. Her grandmother tells Camila about her first love. She even tells Camila...

My grandpa is 75 years old and my 85 year old grandpa from India turned 86 today. We discussed about favorite love stories and life. We also talked about god and about how good he is.

My grandma loves to tell stories. Interesting stories if anything. I thought she would be the best person for this project and loved hearing from her.

Friends Maddalena Fontein (73) and Debbie Mustone (71) discuss Maddalena's childhood, adulthood, and her hopes for the future.

I asked my grandpa questions regarding who he eats with, where he eats, his relationship with food, his culture, traditions, and personal history in relation to food.

A partial interview about Jessie’s journey from the US to England to India, and creating a life of consequence.

One Small Step conversation partners Julia Torres Barden (61) and Shelli Fowler (62) discuss formative moments in their political identities, the precarious nature of the current political moment, and what constitutes an effective strategy for social change.

Patricia Rich [no age given] and Michael Silverberg [no age given], recently married, talk about their lives and how they met through Central Synagogue and its Wise Aging program.

Spouses, Pnomwan Wager (66) and Lawrence Wager (75), discuss Pnomwan’s immigration to the United States, Lawrence’s deployment in Thailand, and their children, as they together recount their love story.

Friends Nik Rye (32) and Emily Janssen (24) talk about moving in together, astrology, and what they've discovered once they stopped restraining themselves.

I asked my grandma about her life and how she lived it.

This is an interview between me and my mom. She is kind enough to share memories going from her early childhood all the way to the future with me and future listeners. Look out at the end when she doubts...

A chat with my uncle Ronnie over some brownies and milk.

Spouses Marie Santiago (31) and Danny Santiago (33) sit down for a conversation about the highs and lows of the years that they have spent together and offer some of the wisdom that they have gained along the way.

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...