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I sat down with my mother to ask her some questions about her life.

“My childhood was actually great!” In November of 2018, ninth grade student, Olivia Foxman interviewed her grandmother, Shelly Foxman. Olivia learns about Shelly’s admirable  childhood post World War ll. Shelly’s story starts in 1951 in Chicago, but her family's story originates...

My mom talks about her life growing up in rural New Hampshire, her experience in a Christian college in Chicago, and searching for meaning in life.

Siblings Ambar Rizwan (36) and Daanish Rizwan [no age given] discuss their childhoods, going to a predominately white High School, and expectations from their parents. Daanish describes his UX work and his efforts to bring about representation and inclusion. Ambar...

Random Questions to ask my mom, pretty fun if you ask me!

In this interview that took place in Chicago,Illinois. Pilsen (mon Nov 27,2017). Johnny Gaytan (16) interviews his dad Dario Gaytan about his childhood and teenage years and how they affected his life now and what he would have done differently...

Calista Scheetz, age 14, interviewed her Papa, Robert Burke, age 69. They discussed his early life and what it was like growing up in Chicago.

Michael is a 31 year old Male who grew up in Lagos, Nigeria. In this interview we discuss his upbringing in Lagos, his move to the US, and his experiences and views on abuse, specifically domestic abuse.

My grandmothers childhood.

We mainly talked about life growing up and how life was when my grandmas mother was alive.

This interview between my mom and I states what her life was like during her childhood, why she chose her present day job, and how she found her husband today.

A partial interview with my mom, Carriebelle Anderson, cut off when a call came through.

Talking with my dad about what his life was like growing up and how he learned from it. Also includes some key pieces of life-inspiration from him.

86 year old remembers the trials of escaping Austria during the nazi occupation. A lesson in acceptance and understanding.

The life of a South Side of Chicago born and raised woman was not easy. Living a little less than ideal childhood and dealing with the death of a sibling and divorce, Diane has proven to be a strong woman...

A little bit about what life was like growing up for Marlene

I am interviewing my grandma for the Great Thanksgiving Listen.

Britney asked me to share thoughts on my past as part of her English project

This is a talk with my dad who I love very much but don’t get to spend that much time with. I offtracked a little bit with my questions but I’m glad that I did because my dad is one...

This was an interview with my mom about her childhood and growing up to be who she is today

I interviewed my grand parents about there childhood, marriage, and how they dealt with cancer

We talked about my mom’s life when she was a child and my childhood. We also talked about her grandparents and parents.

On my opinion my father had a betted childhood than we. Because they had a lot of more funny and interesting acitivity, games. Today’s children will no longer have such a childhood as their parents had in their childhood.

My cousin takes a lot of advice from his family and uses it to better his day to day life. He enjoys learning in school and figuring out new activities as well as helping others in the process. He also...

1st interview with our mother/grandmother and how she remembered growing up. David age 49 Derek age 46 Marci age 18 Dee age 81