My Adoption

In this interview we talked about my parents’ journey of adopting me and everything that happened before and after.

Adoption Month 2019: Ethan Hart and his adopted sister Lilly discuss her heritage and upbringing

In honor of National Adoption Month, I interviewed my 13-year old sister Lillian Hart, who was adopted from China, about her feelings about adoption and about where she came from.

Interview with Leslie Berenfeld

I had an interview with my lovely mother on October 7, 2018. We discussed what it is like to be a parent, her favorite memories of me, and more. We discussed snippets of her childhood and other parts of her...

Progress and Paradox

John told me about his life and how he grew up in Japan and was involved in the Marines. He told me all about his family and the impact that they have had in his life. He was a very...

Great thanksgiving listen

We talked about how she grew up and who she counted on the most in her life, and we talked about our favorite memory together.

People of the Rio Grande Valley Border Towns: Anonymous 9

Anonymous 9 tells us about her happiest and scariest moment in her life, about growing up in a Colonia, about who she aspires to get her PHD, and how her and her husband fell in love.

adoption “you love them the same”

the story of Kay Berken and adopting her children the struggle the emotions and feelings and the process of adopting .

Catholicism and Creativity—A Lifelong Story

A story about growing up in a Catholic household, living 18 lives, and managing to be creative in a house full of 50 women.

At. Elizabeth Foundation-Teri Casso

A short interview/conversation with Mrs. Casso about her work at St. Elizabeth Foundation!

Tue Nguyen & Joseph Dao

Tue and Joseph, both Vietnamese and raised Catholic in the U.S. talk about the role of Catholicism in their life. Buddhism is very prevalent in the Vietnamese culture also plays a role in their spiritual lives.

Interview with Milly Torres

My interview with my mother, Milly Torres, consists of a description of her life from her childhood to the present. There was much said about the difficulties in her life and how that led her to her beliefs and to...

Frederick Landry talks with his mother, Rosalee Landry, and she shares memories of her parents, family and her children.

Rosalee Landry, at age 74, shares memories of her childhood, dealing with the death of a spouse due to war, becoming a Baha’i, remarrying her now husband and having three children.

Interview with Natalie Nedoma
November 30, 2020 App Interview

Today, I interviewed my grandmother, Natalie Nedoma. When she was only 5 years old, Natalie’s mother died which left her and her 3 siblings in the care of her ailing father. When he died at the age of 10, her...

The Church and My Filipino Mom

We talked about my mom's experiences with the Catholic Church from when she was a little girl in the Philippines to now as a grandmother in the United States.

Lucy Persons and Alex Persons interview
November 30, 2021 App Interview

My dad and I talked about his experience with adoption

Pierre Joseph and his granddaughter Paige Looney speak about his immigration from Lebanon.

Pierre and Paige discuss his family history, the move to the U.S. from Lebanon, and compare the two places and his childhood across both of them.