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I talk to my father about his childhood.

Dhanya’s life and moving here as an immagrant

In this interview, conducted November 25, 2018 in Dallas Texas, Saira Shetty interviews her grandma Uma Bhandary. Uma recounts what life was like growing up in South India during the mid 20th century. She shares stories about her childhood and...

Riya Patel (19) speaks with her mother, Kavita Patel (45), about her life and the challenges she has faced as a woman stuck between maintaining her cultural roots and adapting to changing societal views on gender roles.

My Mom grew up in India and dealt with many situations such as Prime minister Indira Gandhi’s assassination, transition to Oman, arranged marriage, moving to US and dealing with sexism.

On his 73rd birthday I talk to my dad about values, purpose and what he has learned in life.

Creating Community Through Sharing Stories: Seema Gupte, born and raised in India, talks about her childhood living between her family’s farm and in the city. After immigrating to America, she adjusted to the many cultural differences. Once she moved to...

My mother’s experiences with media

In this interview, told in November 2018, In Egg Harbor Township. Salman Bilgrami interviews his mom Vaseem Bilgrami about how her life was, growing up in India as a little child. She tells stories about how society was run there...

This is an interview of my Nani talking about her childhood in India. It is the first time we have recorded an interview like this so we will get better each time :)

Growing up in India, and adapting to life in America.

I sit down with a coworker from India where she explains her religion, what life was like coming to America, and what enriches her life.

Interview about work for Mom and Dad

Mahendra Shah always wanted to make a “lasting impression” on society. He always wanted to make a change and have a purpose in life. As a child, he believed that having a “last impression” on society was to become a...

Shivani Patel (interview) asked her father about what it was like to come to America and establish a life and job here. He talked about why he choose computer engineering and the changes made to adapt to the foriegn country.

I spoke to my mom to ask her about her experiences moving frequently as a child and living in multiple countries around the world. This parlayed into a conversation about preserving cultural identity in a foreign country.

Family stories

Divya Singh is an 18-year-old Indian American who is in her senior year at IMPACT Early College High School in Baytown, Texas. Her parents emigrated from India about two years before she was born. Divya discusses what it was like...

Special guest talks about her childhood and experiences in India, her job experience, and her transition from India to America. My grandma can’t speak English fluently so I will be translating what she is saying.

One Small Step conversation partners Sai Nagula (26) and Jenna Thrasher-Sneathen (40) discuss their career paths and how they informed their political perspective. The pair go on to talk about gun rights, free speech, free choice, and their pride for...

Interview talking about my grandmother’s childhood, schooling, family, higher education, life experience, and more in India. Thrilling tales and in detail stories await when one starts this recording!

In this interview, conducted on January 5, 2023, in Canton Michigan, Aditi Iyer interviews her grandmother Shantha Dhandapani (70) about her childhood in India and her work life. She talks about the different jobs she worked in and how it...

Taylor Eadie, 18 years old, interviews Isha Kishore a 20 year old who was born in Omaha, Nebraska but lived part of her life in Delhi, India. She shares her story on what it was like to live in two...

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

Pam and Karl tell each other how they became activists and pacifists, and recall some specific events in their lives that shaped them into who they are now.