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Annie and I talked about her experience of moving to Knoxville and the similarities and differences she has noticed between Knoxville and Minnesota, where she most recently lived, and where she grew up in Vietnam.

Andover Stories of American Identity: Juan Morales shares his harrowing story about coming to America as a young child. He discusses the importance of family, culture and hard work.

Esmilsa and I talked about how she came to Knoxville from Nicaragua while a teenager and how she has come to see East Tennessee and Appalachia as her home. She also spoke about the differences and similarities between East Tennessee...

Kevin West (49) interviews his former manager and former owner of the Grand Central Market, Adele Yellin (72), about how the Grand Central Market came about and how she, Kevin and others revitalized the space after her husband's passing.

Randy Fisher talks about his grandparents and their hardware store

In this article Blake Weaver (13) interviews Jolene Borzell(70). they talk about growing up with 13 siblings, struggling financially and favorite recipes.

Paulette Isaac Napper [no age given] talks with her daughter Tomeka Napper (45) about leaving a record for her grandson so he knows about her life growing up in the south during the 1960s, family traditions, Jim Crow, and black...

Travel, family, food, culture, drinks

My grandpa talks about his life.

José Luis and Alison discuss the things he loves about Richmond while also acknowledging the challenges of making a life in a new country. The two also talk about his love of learning, travel, and his future education plans!

three generations talking about food

My mothers life in Dominican republic was a life that she really enjoyed. She spent most of her life over there and visited many different places. She got to hang out with her friends on the amazing beaches and she...

Hanan shares stories about her “weird” family life.

Remembering making tortillas.

Me and bubbe discuss her childhood, her memories of historical events, and her relationship with Judaism and family

Cooking with the generations of Mother’s and passing on that legacy to future generations

Stuff

Hi, my name is Alexandra Emaci and today I talked with my Mom, Margarita Emaci about her life in Ukraine. We discussed differences in Ukraine and the US, her childhood, and just some fond memories she had.

In this interview me and my grandma talk about her past life and what was it like back then.

Three High School juniors converse about how they have adapted to socially distant school and contact with friends during the 2020 pandemic.

I described how the quarantine forced me to reflect on the relationship between my emotions and land, the passage of time, food, and loved ones.

Talking about memories and the past with my Grammy

Reflections on 2017 and thoughts about the year ahead.

A 30 minute summary of my nanas childhood and what it was like for her growing up.

She is a 1st generation Mexican in the US figuring out her love language and future. Food is the biggest thing in her life for many reasons but the biggest reason is love. (Interview ends at 41 minutes. The recording...