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Michael Tanimura (63) and Michael Takada (61) engage in a conversation about their experiences growing up in Chicago as third (and 2.5) generation Japanese Americans. Anna Takada (25) facilitates their conversation as the oral history studio manager at Alphawood Gallery.

My mom explains important life lessons she learned. She expresses what being a parent and a teacher mean to her.

Ms.Shelton personal life

Over the weekend, I asked my family members a couple questions in order to get to know them better. I am grateful to have them in my life and I’m glad I had the chance to learn more about their...

Michael talks about his experiences growing up as a child living in Columbus, Ohio.

Today, I interviewed my father. He spoke about all the challenges in his early life and the things that he finds himself most grateful for now.

My Grandma Pat is 81 at the time of this interview. Also heard in the interview is my mom. Grandma Pat tells her story of what she’s thankful for, how she wants to be remembered, and her story of motherhood....

I asked my father about some past information when he was a child and what he did. I also asked him for advice in high school and some of his favorite moments

In this interview, conducted on November 24th, 2018 in Rochester, New York, Aviva Berke (16) interviews her aunt Jennifer Dockstator (57) about their childhood in Rochester and moving to Canada when she grew up. Jennifer shares stories from her family...

An interview with my dad covering topics such as childhood and politics.

Irene Rodriguez Mendez recalls her family and baseball as a young child

Isabel Martinez (17) interviews her father, Luis Martinez (49), on his life. Isabel asks her father questions about his childhood, his fears of coming to the U.S., his wife, Isabel’s mother, and his job. This interview took place in Oak...

Brothers-in-law and best pals Jonathan and Gunter discuss childhood on opposite sides of World War II.

Mexican-American family speaks on their experience with family separation and many of the struggles they’ve faced going through this.

I sat down with my sister to talk about her life and the people who helped her become who she is today. She (Summer) also shared some life advice that she has learned and would like to pass down to...

A walk through Helen Payne‘s history and life stories through her eyes and words.

This is a interview of my grandma in law.

Daughter sits down with mom to talk about life before coming to the U.S.

In which Derek Riddle tells of his life and times while we eat M&Ms.

We talked about her past and what her childhood was like. Also, we talked a little about her life now and how it’s changed from back then.

Mary Kleyweg interview- Born during the Great Depression, raised during World War II, from farm life In Le Mars, IA to San Francisco, to Mississippi, to Chicago. The life of Christ and Family.

Dawn Pleas, Chicago born and raised explores her life looking for her place

Interview with Ann Waldo

We talked about Ms.Shelton life as a whole

This 8 question interview was about the ups and downs of my mother’s life so far.