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An interview about India post independence and pre independence.

My grandma tells her life story of fierce independence

In this interview, conducted in June 2021 in Rockville, Maryland, Shrutha (17) interviews her mom, Ms. Pai, about growing up in India after the period of British colonialism. Ms. Pai describes what India looked like before the British arrived, painting...

Rehmat Sakrani is a first generation Muslim-American woman who recently studied abroad in Barcelona

My mom, as a strong woman, describing her hardships and greatest joys in her life and biggest accomplishments.

Carolina is a UMass student interviewing Susy as a part of a Public Health class project focusing on connection. This interview touches on Susy's experience when choosing to become a mom, adopting her son from Peru, and facing motherhood head...

Sarah Gray, age 47, (Washington DC) blood transfusion recipient, interviews Jack Delaney (61), one of the 10 anonymous strangers who donated 1 of the units of the blood she received during childbirth in 2010. "I'd like to make a new...

Traci Coughran shares her memories as a child, becoming a mother, and her wisdom on what is important in raising children. She talks about what she wishes she would have known and what she thinks about her life and children...

Creating Community Through Sharing Stories: Caren Fishman, born in Portland, Maine, talks about her childhood growing up Jewish, and how she eventually settled in Andover with her family. Through volunteer work, she found a way to give back to the...

In this interview, Dr. Nuran Nabi chats with his grandniece about the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971 and his involvement in it. He speaks about his participation in a group called the “Freedom Fighters”, a social activist group that fought...

Middle school teacher and I talk about narratives and the importance of independence, responsibility, challenging yourself and voting.

In this interview, I sat down and chatted with my grandfather who is on my fathers side. In addition to that, we talked about how he grew up as a child in North Carolina and Chicago, his time in the...

My mother had a very interesting childhood and was raised by a powerful and independent single mother, who raised her to be just the same.

During this interview I was able to learn more about Kesia and different stages of her life that impacted her development.

Araceli McBeth, interviewed by her daughter Janelle, shares humorous and crucial memories from her childhood. Araceli acknowledges the tremendous effect her mother had on her as a teenager and explains how this affected her desire of becoming a mother. Throughout...

Anna Paloma Williams (32) asks her mother, Luz Kenyon (58), about what life was like for her as she immigrated to the United States from Mexico and raised her children in a new country. They also discuss the female role...

Ann Hilton Fisher (66) interviews her mother Miriam Hilton (89) about what it was like being the child of missionary parents, the role that the Presbyterian Church and faith played in her life going forward, and the different types of...

This interview was an in depth discussion about progress and how her childhood has influenced her adulthood

Savannah speaks with Dennis about her experience living and working in Washington, DC the summer after her freshman year of college. Savannah discusses her determination to experience somewhere new, and how she was able to make it happen for herself....

Partners Fred Roe (53) and Nicole Molumby (44) talk about how they first met in January 2020 through group therapy sessions, and how their relationship has evolved in self-isolation together during COVID-19.

Stacee interviews her mother about the time in her life when she was single and free.

Growing up in West Texas, opening the first hospital in Alpine, TX, and raising children.

Expressing the life of a doctor from india who has come a long way to have a successful life in the US

Leigh Shaffer (21) talks to her mother Sandra Shaffer (58) about her experience as a working class woman in the 80s, working in real estate, sales, and other fields.

This interview is filled with important components of my mom’s life.