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What it means to be an American and what it is like.

Thanksgiving day interview with my dad discussing growing up, meeting my mom, and what it means to be an American

A daughter asking her mother questions about her move to America and questions along the line.

Talking to Aasha

about my grandpa and what it means to be an american

Beatrice Peterson recalls her experiences traveling with the American military during the midst of the Cold War to locations like Vietnam, Cambodia, Germany, and Romania while being interviewed by her granddaughter, Maddy Shearer on May 14th, 2022. She details how...

Interviewing my grandfather, I ask him about his childhood, his relationship with my grandmother and my mom, and he ends with a word of advice to his great grandchildren.

Arielle Andrews (20) talks with her aunt, Vicky Cypress (40s) about her time as a radio DJ in the 90s, the influence of music on ourselves and society, and black music and black culture.

A great interview. I learned a lot and enjoyed it.

This interview is a discussion of the cultural differences between Norway and America. We discuss holiday traditions, education, exchange programs, sports, and treatment of persons.

I interviewed my grandpa about his brother Ed who served in the Vietnam war. My grandpa also gave shared his view on the war and how it felt to be at home during the war.

We talked about my mom's origin. Also, we talked about her backstory of when she came to America.

I interview my mom who only speaks Spanish so the interview had to be in Spanish and I asked her a bunch of things from what she did as a child to how she met my dad

In this interview, conducted on November 25, 2018 in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, Mahjah Chowdhury (16) interviews her mom, Mafruha Chowdhury on what it was like immigrating to America from Bangladesh. She talks about why she came, the different...

We talked about what life is like for my Grandpa as an American and how things have affected his life.

This is an interview with my grandmother, Marie Joseph. In this interview we discuss her immigration to the United States from Haiti.

A little history of my Mother

I interviewed my Grandpa about his life when he was a kid and young adult.

In this sit down with my mother we talked about her early life in Mexico, her time in the United States, and how important love is to the world. Being a good person and sharing your purpose with the world...

This interview discusses the American Dream with my aunt. We go into depth about the culture and politics related to this Dream.

In this interview, conducted in November 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. I, Karen Salgado(17) interview my old friend and peer, Geovanni Celaya(18) about his plans for his future tomorrow. He talks about what mark he would like to leave when he...

Dinah and Renee talk about Sivia, Renee’s traveling grandma. They also chat about what is means to be “Hakka” and “Farang” at home

Crazy stories from my Grandpa

Catherine Kratka (19) talks with her grandmother, Adela Damien Silver (85) about her life in Cuba and coming to America. We discuss her childhood, her opportunity to get an education at Columbia University, and her life in America as an...

Grandmother was Traveling to Miami in the late 60’s. Unfortunately on your flight happened to be a Cuban immigrant who ended up hijacking the plane in order to get back to Cuba to see his family and return home. Unfortunately...