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I interviewed my mom about what her world was like in the 1980’s

In this interview conducted in November 2017 in Murrieta, California. Reece Kim (15) interviews his father Jin Kim (45) about life in California during the 80's and so on. Mr. Kim shares stories about his life during his high school...

Talked about swimming and band in high school

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.

What drices this teacher? Why is it his passion to teach?

Army band veteran

How being in a band today has changed with the increase of technology over the years.

This is an interview for the 1980s talking about major topics and influences.

Grandparents talk about their history with music and my grandpa’s band.

Cousins Lillian Porch (61) and Leon Harris Jr. (74) share a conversation about the legacy of their uncle, Lawrence Leo “Snub” Mosley, a famous jazz musician.

Bonnie (48) and her daughters Stephanie (24) and Heather (22) talk about favorite memories and band trips.

Good friends Maureen Mead (54) and Jennifer Stubbs (52) trade memories from their early twenties spent in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Ann Schempp (45) interviews her friend William "Chuck" Warren (77) about his music career, band, legacy, and connection to Moses Lake, Washington.

Friendship, family, and the future

My parents, Chris and Heather Mezzetta, told me about their experience with voting and participating in their government.

Michael Wigderson, 75 and his wife Susan Wigderson, 74, daughter Beej Clay, 53 and her husband Martin Clay, 58. Michael talked about growing up in Madison and Mequon, WI, challenges with reading, working with the airlines and playing in a...

I talk about a very certain day where I had forgotten my glasses.

holly’s interview

An interview with Will Worsnopp about his life growing up on the Lower East Side of Manhattan and how it influenced him.

In Flushing, New York, a hardworking father, George Dakis, and his 14-year-old daughter, Christina Dakis, converse about his life in a Greek-American household. They talk about his inspiring life and the hardships he went through to become the man he...

I interview Kate about her band and how the media may affect it.

Allie Gress interview Beth Gress, her mother, about her life in the 1980’s. Beth describes her home life and what she was up to during the time. This includes Hair Bands, her job, and the sports she played.

I interviewed my mom about her Grandparents, her job, and memorable moments in her life.

This is an interview talking about the 1980s and some influences pertaining the time period.

Interviewing our long time band director