great thanksgiving listen 2019- jade petersen

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

Interviewing my Boomer of a Father with Arbitrary Questions on Constantly Changing Topics

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

Susan Meyers talks about the impact of the women's rights movement of the 1960s on her life.

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...

Memories of Grandma

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

“Just A Lot of Imagination”

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...

A father who teach a great lesson

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...

Story hour with Dad

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

Rejecting Culture

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...

"Mary Rosewater on the Bicentennial, Public Service, and the 1970s"

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

“ I'm happy from where I came from, [to] where im at right now”

My father being a 14 year old boy moving from his homeland (Mexico) to the U.S (California) to work and build a better future for himself. From working on a field to being a successful mechanic. Experiences he went through...

Interview with Mike Miller

Interview with Mike Miller talking about his experiences after the 70s and how political events changed the future in his eyes.

Gavin’s Interview with Grandma

Grandma has been living with Gavin (age 6), his sister Audra (she 3) for 5 months. Today he asked her questions about growing up in Illinois and raising her family in Colorado

Tayra interviews Johan (Dominican Republic)

Tayra, 17, interviews her step-dad, Johan. They talk about Johan’s early childhood in the Dominican Republic, goals he had as a young man, his hard-working personality and sacrifices he’s made for his family, his hobbies and passions, and goals and...

Mom

Growing up in 1970s and 1980s in a white community.

Sharing Sharon

Tammy Reynolds: 2023-06-13 22:42:05 In this interview, Eastern Michigan University student Tammy Reynolds interviews her grandmother Sharon Reynolds to learn what her life as a young girl was like in the 1950s, 60s, etc. This was done as an assignment...

Racism’s big impact on Boston in 1978

What would happen to a kid who was surrounded by racist people? I, Dante Battista, age 15, interviewed my father, Richard Battista, age 55. This interview was taken in Los Angeles, California, on January 6th, 2020. This interview is about...

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Joi Purvy and Jasper Joyner

Partners Joi Purvy (35) and Jasper Joyner (33) sit down to talk about their beloved city, Memphis. The two talk reflect on the kind and welcoming community that has embraced them and provided them security as Black queers. They also...

Ed Holstein & Rick Weiland

Folksinger and Old Town School teacher Ed Holstein talks with his student Rick Weiland about growing up on Chicago's south side, stories of the city's folk scene over the past 50+ years, and memories of his brother and collaborator Fred...