Great American listen project

My grandparents talked about their lives, jobs, and what growing up for them was like.

Zosia’s Story

Zosia is my 71 year old grandmother from Poland. In this interview, she describes how it was like growing up in Poland a few decades ago.

Through War and Peace- Primary Source Of Hungary’s most turbulent years

“It is a lovely thing to live with courage and to die leaving behind an everlasting renown.”- Alexander the Great. This is precisely what every Hungarian man, woman, and child thought at 4:00 on October 23, 1956 when the Soviets...

9/11 and the Polish folk

Paolo Pesce speaks to PJ Pesce about 9/11. During the interview, PJ talks about friends that were in New York at the time, where he was, and much more! This interview was recorded on 1/6/20. Paolo was 15, and PJ...

Grandma Cox

My grandma and I talked about growing up with Polish immigrants as grandparents, religion, love, and family.

Interview with my Mom

Mom talks about her inspirations and trip from Poland to the US at a young age.

Bella’s interview with her dad, Mariusz:)

We talked about his life when he came to America and different things he’s experienced thus far.

Growing Up as an Eastern European with Martin Sreba

In this interview, conducted in Kentfield, California, Aurora Sreba (15) interviews her father Martin Sreba (50) about his childhood, growing up in Eastern Europe. Learn about his life growing up in: Mielec,Poland, moving to Cologne, Germany then later, Ontario, Canada.

Tom W.

Came from poland, and is now the father of my sisters best friend.

My Mom’s Immigration Story

Today I talked to my mom about her childhood and early adult years when she decided to move to America. We talked about how her birth country is different than American and how she got through the change.

Loss in the midst of a pandemic – 2020

Fertility treatments as a Canadian/American in Europe during a pandemic. The level of grief you have is equal to the level of love you have.

LHP interview

Cold War Poland through the eyes of my dad

Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain

This is an interview with my father, who was born and grew up in Poland while it was under authoritarian rule by the Soviet Union.

“Find your passions.”

In this interview, conducted in November 2018 in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, Evan Parker (16) interviews his grandmother Judy Fulton (70) about her childhood and her family. Judy shares stories of what her childhood was like, and what she...