Imagine being 11 years old, fleeing from your country to escape a civil war. Alfonso Campos didn’t have to imagine this, he experienced it. Olivia Campos, his 14 year old daughter, has interviewed him about the early years of his...

When Jo Ingledew went on a research scholarship to Colombo University in Sri Lanka, she didn’t realize that a trip to study coconut emzymes would be interrupted by the beginning of a civil war lasting 26 years.

In this interview, conducted in November 2018 in New York City, New York, Michael Poplawski (17) interviews his great-uncle John Ambacher (75). John recounts experiences during his stay in Havanna, Cuba, and his first days teaching as a professor. He...

How my dad became successful coming from Lebanon during the 1970s civil war

We talked about my dad’s past, his personality, and our family’s history!

We talked about what it was like for my mom to move to America and leave her family behind.

The story of wayne

This is the story of my dad, who escaped a civil war

Talked about childhood

In this interview, which takes place over Thanksgiving break, I interview my grandfather Larry Pirkle about various components of his life. Mr. Pirkle discusses his youth, and growing up in Hueytown, Alabama. After this, he reminisces about his decision to...

Sonia Vela’s story of her immigration to America from El Salvador.

The experiences of my grandmother during the Spanish civil war and the aftermath.(In Spanish)

This is an interview with my grandfather for English class during Thanksgiving break

This interview was about the experiences and opinions of my parents on the civil war in our home country, El Salvador.

We talked about my uncle’s childhood. Also, we talked about his military service in his country. About him coming to the United States and How was his journey coming here. Finally, we talked about his life in the United StStates,...

Well my father was born in England and last week he passed his citizenship exam! So I wanted to ask what it meant for him to become and American.

This interview was conducted in Voorheesville, NY and Colombo, Sri Lanka on December 2, 2019. The interviewer was Jayathri Fernando (14), and the subject was Jayanthi, her grandmother (78). Jayanthi describes her childhood in Sri Lanka as well as her...

My grandmother, Ana Trina Hernandez, and I talk about her adolescence and growing up poor and under the rule of the dictator Trujillo. On top of that, we talk about how she met her husband and her raising her nine...

His life story

In this interview Alex jr. and his sweet elderly neighbor Ms. Ferguson talk about her childhood and family.

“I don’t care what people think, I will do anything and everything for my children.” On December 21, 2018, Daisy Salinas talked about her experience of leaving her home in El Salvador to come to the United States. She explains...

Interview of Gregory Kent Laughlin by Robert Charles Laughlin in Alabama on 11/24/18. The interview deatils the personal life, thoughts on history, and family past of Gregory Kent Laughlin.

We ask Mr. Meagher about growing up and his family history.