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May/Takako Wong, age 80, talks with granddaughter Lucy Wong, age 15, about her family's experience immigrating to America from Japan and her experiences in America thereafter with internment camp, kids, work, and family.

Spouses Bo Bartlett (65) and Betsy Eby (54) sit down for a conversation about how their respective childhood homes have influenced who they are today, the inspiration behind each of their artistic styles, and the role that the Bo Bartlett...

Jenny Rask: 2021-03-22 01:17:10 Interviews her father Gene Rask about his life. Memories of growing up with Lee and Ray Rask. First days in Portland, Oregon. A few of Gene's first jobs and his father's worry about his boys being...

Jenny Rask: 2021-02-08 01:38:50 interviews father Gene Rask about his life. My dad receives his first Covid vaccine. Remembering close friend Father Joe Pichoto’s life and family. Growing up with Joe Pichoto and Central Catholic friends. Treasured friendships, memories of...

Jenny Rask: 2021-01-24 03:29:00 Jenny Rask (49) interviews father Gene Rask (88) about his life. The death dates of his brothers, uncle, mother and dad. The reactions of he and his siblings when their father died at 62. Lee Rask...

Jenny Rask: 2021-01-12 01:21:21 Jenny Rask interviews Gene Rask about his life. First new interview of 2021. We talk about his brother Paul and trying to become a Doctor, Paul's Girlfriends and his great life in College. His father's health...

Jenny Rask: 2020-12-16 02:49:27 Jenny Rask interviews Gene Rask about his life and growing up in Portland, Oregon. We start off talking about the Covid vaccine and if we will be able to see each this Christmas Eve for our...

Jenny Rask: 2020-12-16 01:31:05 Jenny Rask Interviews Gene Rask about his life. Growing up in Portland Oregon. His mother Marguerite's hair cut and color preference. His sister Mary's birth. Her spunky personality and parent's pet. Gloria and Mary go to...

Jenny Rask: 2020-12-09 02:07:14 Jenny Rask interviews father Gene Rask about his life. Living in Portland, Oregon and Butte, Montana. Our current stay at home order in California. Being quarantined for Scarlett Fever as a child in Butte, Montana. Fevers,...

Jenny Rask: 2020-12-09 01:44:40 Jenny Rask Interviews father Gene Rask about his life in Portland, Oregon. The assassinations of John Lennon ( recorded on the anniversary of his death) and JFK, his family's dream candidate. Oil paintings and rose gardens...

Jenny Rask: 2020-11-16 02:26:00 Jenny Rask Interviews dad Gene Rask about his life. Growing up with his family. His Brother Michael Rask Part 2. His interracial relationship with his Japanese girlfriend Eku Ku, his first serious relationship during his time...

Jenny Rask: 2020-11-16 00:25:40 Jenny Rask Interviews dad Gene Rask about his life. Growing up with his family. Starting off talking about the 2020 elections and Biden/Harris winning the election, turning the republican dominated senate democratic. He remember the life...

Jenny Rask: 2020-08-23 17:24:30 Jenny Rask Interviews dad Gene Rask about his life.

Jenny Rask Interviews dad Gene Rask about his family and growing up in the 1950's. Growing up with radio and then later on a few channels of Television. Gene remembers the shows he and his family listened to and eventually...

Jenny Rask: 2020-09-15 01:38:40 Jenny Rask Interviews Father Gene Rask a quick jog back in time to Butte Montana, Grandpa Joseph and Family. Underage driving in Portland and in Butte, Montana. Grandpa Joseph and Maronite Catholicism. Grandpa Joseph peddling goods...

Jenny Rask: 2020-09-15 00:07:36 Jenny Rask Interviews Father Gene Rask about growing up in Portland, Oregon in the 1940s. His first house he shared with his first cousins Lee and Ray Rask in Portland, Oregon and the move to his...

Jenny Rask Interviews father Gene Rask about growing up in Butte, Montana and his family's move to Portland, Oregon to find new opportunity for their families. First impressions on their arrival to Portland, Oregon during WWII from Butte, Montana which...

Jenny Rask: 2020-09-05 23:36:46 Jenny Rask Interviews Father Gene Rask. Getting ready to move from Butte, Montana to Portland Oregon. Growing up with Lee and Ray Rask in Butte. Mike, Gene, Lee and Ray. Their bond and tight everlasting relationship,...

Jenny Rask: 2020-08-30 20:10:01 Jenny Rask (49) talks with father Gene Rask (88) about his own father's political views and how they developed. His father's personality and education. Advice his father gave him. His father's ambitions and work in Butte,...

Jenny Rask: 2020-08-25 Jenny Rask (49), Interviews father Gene Rask (88), about the births of his brothers and their relationship with their father growing up in Butte, Montana. Gene talks about his father's advice to his children, his parenting style...

Jenny Rask: 2020-08-24 00:40:22 Jenny Rask Interview 2 with father Gene Rask. Gene remembers growing up in Butte, Montana. He looks back at Butte, Montana as a mining town. How his family resided there and moved to Portland, Oregon for...

This is an interview with my mom about her early life and raising me and my brother as a single parent.