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Questions about work and future goals.

On November 27th, 2017, Charlie Ruderman interviewed his mother Catherine Smith to learn about her childhood and what it was like to lose a loved one. Throughout the interview, Catherine describes her childhood in the 1970’s San Fernando Valley. This...

In this interview, conducted on December 12,2019 in Cicero, Illinois, Annette(17) interviews her friend Berenice(18) about her work life. Berenice talks about her experiences in her job and how she learn how to balance school and work.

This was an interview discussing the beautiful journey of Shelia Shelton. Her mindset has gotten stronger over the years which has benefited her in many ways. The Finance Industry has opened many opportunities for her. It has allowed her to...

Interview with my Dad about the 1970’s pop culture and life.

My mom shares her story of working hard to achieve her career goals while maintaining a close knit family and her relationship with God

This interview is between myself and my aunt who grew up in South Louisiana in the 1970s.

Write about her experience becoming a yoga teacher

Mary moved to San Francisco as a 27 year old in the 1960s. She shares stories about that move, going to the South to be a part of voter registration and marching for civil rights, her travels to South America...

My dads life growing up.

timeline of kellys life

This interview explores the memories of a women who lived in the 1970's and the events that shaped the present day.

Mary Rosewater (49) talks with her son, Jacob Rosewater (17) about her childhood memories of the bicentennial, and how this event contrasted with the anxiety of the rest of the 1970s

My sister is named after grandma. She is just like her. She remembers her teaching and prayers

He answers questions about his childhood and life that give insight into how things were 50-60 years ago.

My grandmother lived in Vietnam until 1975. She grew up in Hue, where she lived in a convent from ages 12-17.

Susan Meyers, born in 1952, was a young girl and teenager during the most active portion of the Second-Wave feminist movement of the 1960s & 1970s. In the interview, she talks about the positive impacts that the movement had on...

Some of our dad’s greatest stories from his youth.

In this interview, I, Annelise Schirmer, and my mother, Renée Schirmer, explore her experiences through the Cold War, Vietnam War, and Civil Rights Movements in the north. She describes her involvement with the rock and hippie groups, contributing to counterculture...

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 learned that everything needs balance to help keep a stable life.

When Helen (my mom) was young, she horned in a poor village, there are 7 members in her family, so it is hard For them to support their life. Her father was a farmer, one time he used a winter...

Conducted in Santa Cruz, California, student Kayla Penny (age 15) interviews Susan Fisher (age 45) about a childhood story and the effect it had on Susan’s future. Fisher shares her story of dealing with individuals troubled with mental health such...

My dad who is a Syrian refugee speaks about his childhood and what he had to go through being an immigrant.

I (Kira Leavitt) talked to Marcia Via my grandma about our family and her childhood. I also asked her about advice for the future.