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I ask my aunt about her experiences as a young adult.

Lizzie Hessek (31) and Veronica Fischmann (32) - best friends since ages 11 and 12 - talk about their current lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. Veronica is back living in her childhood home, Lizzie is living alone for the first...

I interviewed my Tia Cristal. One reason why I interviewed my Tia is because she is very successful.

Jody (Edna Jo) LaFevers was raised in an old 2 story house with a big front porch in a small town on the Missouri border called Viola. Her mother would make all of her clothes, including her prom dress, so...

My mom is a loving person but does not like to show emotion or admit to them. I realized it would be difficult to try and get depth into her answers

Symphony Pomales (16yrs) interviews her grandma Shirley Lopez (55yrs) on November 15, 2017 in Valrico, Florida. Mrs. Lopez tells about her life growing up in the urban city of Bronx, New York. She also tells of her struggles being a...

911

I got to interview my mom about 9/11.

Leah Reyna and her Aunt Zoila talk about childhood life lessons, the joy of glitter, and Elvis Presley concerts.

Interview

We mostly talked about her life and everything that happened to her and things that I didn’t know and also her kids and how proud of them she is

Having a birthday on 9/11

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in Chandler, Arizona, Katarina Fenner (13) interviews her Mom Linda Fenner (47) about her childhood in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Mrs. Fenner shares stories of her childhood, especially regarding her parents and grandparents....

Asking my mother questions about her life

A day in the life of Wendy Gast

In this interview, my father recollected his feelings and memory of the incident known as 911, and how this can also be related to the Corona Virus pandemic.

I wanted to learn more about my grandma's past and how different the world has changed for her over her life. I wanted to know more about how she met grandpa and how it was like living with him, I...

Me and my aunt have a nice conversation about her life as she went through elementary and high school. We start to get into her early life and how it was for her to become who she is now!

I chose to interview my friend Brittany because I wanted to question someone who is my age about their 9/11 experience. A lot of people don't realize how terrifying it was for the children of that time, who had never...

My godmother’s life.

Life interview with Donna Edwards; A 911 operator

I sat down to talk with my grandparents about how they met, fell in love, and got married. We hit the 45 minute cutoff point without wrapping up, but talked about how they navigated conversion to Catholicism, family tensions, and...

9/11 as my mother remembers it and all things surrounding it.

Colleagues Kerry Doyle (53) and Professor León de la Rosa Carrillo (45) discuss how they met, their art that reflects the Ciudad Juarez and El Paso border, and transborder ethics.

I interview my aunt on her life and events that have impacted it.